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  • Feb 27, 2009, 03:10 AM
    mahesrajan
    Denser and rarer
    Can anyone explain in simple words for what is rarer and denser medium
  • Feb 27, 2009, 05:13 AM
    sarnian
    Hello mahesrajan

    Rarer is about being non-common (a rare item is an item that is not found or available in big quantities).

    Denser is about content quantity (a dense item is rather heavy for it's size)
  • Mar 2, 2009, 11:33 PM
    mahesrajan

    Dear sarnian
    The medium which has higher refractive index is called optically denser and the medium which has smaller refractive index is called optically rarer. Is it corrct explnation
  • Mar 3, 2009, 03:39 AM
    sarnian
    Dear mahesrajan

    If you wanted the optical description you should have mentioned that.
    I used the general term for the words denser and rarer!
    Thanks for the update!
  • Mar 4, 2009, 12:17 AM
    mahesrajan

    Dear sarnian I want optical description
  • Mar 4, 2009, 02:46 AM
    sarnian
    Dear Mahesrajan

    I already understood that from your post #3, but the question lacked that information, and my reply #2 referred to the question, not to your post #3. Learns you to post questions properly and full in detail. I - and many with me - do our best to help others with their questions, but we all fail the ability to mind-read ! :)

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