Input interpretation
gaseous elements (at STP) | refractive index
Summary
median | 1.000276 highest | 1.000773 (chlorine) lowest | 1.000035 (helium) | (based on 10 values; 1 unavailable)
Entity with missing value
radon
Distribution plots
Refractive index rankings
1 | helium | 1.000035 2 | neon | 1.000067 3 | hydrogen | 1.000132 4 | fluorine | 1.000195 5 | oxygen | 1.000271 6 | argon | 1.000281 7 | nitrogen | 1.000298 8 | krypton | 1.000427 9 | xenon | 1.000702 10 | chlorine | 1.000773 (based on 10 values; 1 unavailable)
Comparisons for median refractive index 1.000276
≈ 0.74 × refractive index of milk at 590 nm light wavelength ( ≈ 1.3 )
≈ 0.75 × refractive index of water at 0 °C and 590 nm light wavelength ( ≈ 1.3 )
≈ 0.99998 × refractive index of air at 0 °C and 590 nm light wavelength ( ≈ 1.0002924 )