Why does Moissanite have a higher refractive index than diamond

Subject: Why does Moissanite have a higher refractive index than diamond

Date: Fri Feb 14 07:07:24 2003
Posted by Luke
Grade level: 10-12 School: St James Independant School for Boys
City: London State/Province: No state entered. Country: England
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1045224444.Ph

Message:


I have been taught that materials where light goes slower through them have a 
higher refractive index and the denser a material is the slower light goes 
through it, but Moissanite (SiC) is less dense than diamond, but as a higher 
refractive index

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