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Q.

Unpolarised light is incident from air on a plane surface of a material of refractive index ‘μ’. At a particular angle of incidence ‘i’, it is found that the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other. Which of the following options is correct for this situation ?

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a

Reflected light is polarized with its electric vector parallel to the plane of incidence

b

Reflected light is polarized with its electric vector perpendicular to the plane of incidence

c

d

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

When i = θpWe can write i + r = 900.The reflected ray is completely polarised and contains σ-Component of electric field.The refracted ray is partially polarised and contains entire π - component and a small fraction of σ- component. So option - (2) is right.
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