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Assertion : If light is polarised by reflection, then the angle between reflected and refracted ray is `180^@`.
Reason : Brewester's law : `mu = tan i_p`.

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Assertion is True, Reason is True, Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion

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Assertion is True, Reason is True, Reason is not a correct explanation for Assertion

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Assertion is True, Reasonis False

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Assertion is False, Reason is True

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