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The index of refraction of a diamond is 2.42. this means that a given wavelenght of light travels:

2.42 times faster in a vacuum than it does in a diamond?
2.42 times faster in a diamond than it does in a vacuum?
2.42 times faster in ad imand than it does in air?
2.42 times faster in air than it does in a diamond?

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