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Refractive Index of the elements

Text lists sorted by: Value | Atomic Number | Alphabetical
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Hydrogen1.000132 NiobiumN/A ThalliumN/A
Helium1.000035 MolybdenumN/A LeadN/A
LithiumN/A TechnetiumN/A BismuthN/A
BerylliumN/A RutheniumN/A PoloniumN/A
BoronN/A RhodiumN/A AstatineN/A
Carbon2.417[note] PalladiumN/A RadonN/A
Nitrogen1.000298 SilverN/A FranciumN/A
Oxygen1.000271 CadmiumN/A RadiumN/A
Fluorine1.000195 IndiumN/A ActiniumN/A
Neon1.000067 TinN/A ThoriumN/A
SodiumN/A AntimonyN/A ProtactiniumN/A
MagnesiumN/A Tellurium1.000991 UraniumN/A
AluminumN/A IodineN/A NeptuniumN/A
SiliconN/A Xenon1.000702 PlutoniumN/A
Phosphorus1.001212 CesiumN/A AmericiumN/A
Sulfur1.001111 BariumN/A CuriumN/A
Chlorine1.000773 LanthanumN/A BerkeliumN/A
Argon1.000281 CeriumN/A CaliforniumN/A
PotassiumN/A PraseodymiumN/A EinsteiniumN/A
CalciumN/A NeodymiumN/A FermiumN/A
ScandiumN/A PromethiumN/A MendeleviumN/A
TitaniumN/A SamariumN/A NobeliumN/A
VanadiumN/A EuropiumN/A LawrenciumN/A
ChromiumN/A GadoliniumN/A RutherfordiumN/A
ManganeseN/A TerbiumN/A DubniumN/A
IronN/A DysprosiumN/A SeaborgiumN/A
CobaltN/A HolmiumN/A BohriumN/A
NickelN/A ErbiumN/A HassiumN/A
CopperN/A ThuliumN/A MeitneriumN/A
Zinc1.00205 YtterbiumN/A DarmstadtiumN/A
GalliumN/A LutetiumN/A RoentgeniumN/A
GermaniumN/A HafniumN/A CoperniciumN/A
Arsenic1.001552 TantalumN/A NihoniumN/A
Selenium1.000895 TungstenN/A FleroviumN/A
Bromine1.001132 RheniumN/A MoscoviumN/A
Krypton1.000427 OsmiumN/A LivermoriumN/A
RubidiumN/A IridiumN/A TennessineN/A
StrontiumN/A PlatinumN/A OganessonN/A
YttriumN/A GoldN/A
ZirconiumN/A Mercury1.000933


Notes on the Refractive Index of particular elements:

Carbon: Value given for diamond form.

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