Refractive index of a petrofuel which is the ratio of velocity of light in air to its velocity in the petrofuel gives an indication if its (A) Molecular weight (B) Aromatics content (C) Both ‘a’ & ‘b’ (D) Neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’

Refractive index of a petrofuel which is the ratio of velocity of light in
air to its velocity in the petrofuel gives an indication if its
(A) Molecular weight
(B) Aromatics content
(C) Both ‘a’ & ‘b’
(D) Neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’
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(C) Both ‘a’ & ‘b
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