Refractive index of diamond with respect to glass is $1.6$ and absolute refractive index of glass is $1.5$. Find out the absolute refractive index of diamond.

  • A
    $4.2$
  • B
    $3.1$
  • C
    $1.067$
  • D
    $2.4$

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