Input interpretation
![group 12 elements | refractive index](../image_source/c77af700c5e52d20d60da3dae5bf9ba1.png)
group 12 elements | refractive index
Results
![zinc | 1.00205 cadmium | (data not available) mercury | 1.000933 copernicium | (data not available)](../image_source/48bc82ab9ebe5c318043fb633797e9b7.png)
zinc | 1.00205 cadmium | (data not available) mercury | 1.000933 copernicium | (data not available)
![group 12 elements | refractive index | 1.001491 (median) (based on 2 values; 2 unavailable)](../image_source/b473c74b1d373861ca2b406d3dde9ef9.png)
group 12 elements | refractive index | 1.001491 (median) (based on 2 values; 2 unavailable)
Ranked values
![| visual | ratios | | comparisons mercury | | 0.998885 | 1 | 0.1115% smaller zinc | | 1 | 1.001116 | 0.1116% larger](../image_source/be819ef808a036376418fda3d05f2892.png)
| visual | ratios | | comparisons mercury | | 0.998885 | 1 | 0.1115% smaller zinc | | 1 | 1.001116 | 0.1116% larger
Comparisons for median refractive index 1.001491
![≈ 0.74 × refractive index of milk at 590 nm light wavelength ( ≈ 1.3 )](../image_source/66e68aeddba72234590fad8de94f10a4.png)
≈ 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 )](../image_source/ec2d9d2b2ff916491308924c9adb1ad5.png)
≈ 0.75 × refractive index of water at 0 °C and 590 nm light wavelength ( ≈ 1.3 )
![≈ 1.001 × refractive index of air at 0 °C and 590 nm light wavelength ( ≈ 1.0002924 )](../image_source/44954ea7eeab24662d2fc604397c3971.png)
≈ 1.001 × refractive index of air at 0 °C and 590 nm light wavelength ( ≈ 1.0002924 )