| The following table shows the refractive index for the sodium D line (wavelength 589.3 nm), the values ??for solid and liquid with respect to air, and gas. Is the value for vacuum. | |||||||
| material | Refractive index | material | Refractive index | material | Refractive index | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gas (0℃、1 atmosphere conversion) | mercury | 1.000933 | Ethyl alcohol | 1.3618 | |||
| water vapor | 1.000252 | グリセリン | 1.4730 | ||||
| Argon | 1.000284 | hydrogen | 1.000138 | Diethyl ether | 1.3538 | ||
| sulfur | 1.001111 | nitrogen | 1.000297 | Carbon tetrachloride | 1.4607 | ||
| Carbon monoxide | 1.000334 | carbon dioxide | 1.000450 | Jord Methane | 1.737 | ||
| chlorine | 1.000768 | neon | 1.000067 | Seda oil | 1.516 | ||
| cadmium | 1.002675 | helium | 1.000035 | Paraffin oil | 1.48 | ||
| air | 1.000292 | benzene | 1.001762 | α－Bromonaphthalene | 1.660 | ||
| Chloroform | 1.001455 | liquid (20℃) | benzene | 1.5012 | |||
| oxygen | 1.000272 | water | 1.3330 | ||||
| bromine | 1.001125 | Aniline | 1.586 | Methyl alcohol | 1.3290 | ||
| References: "Chronological Scientific Tables" (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2000 edition) Physics / Chemistry Optical Properties 98 (552) Quoted from gas and liquid. | |||||||