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Polarisation of light proves the -

A

corpuscular nature of light

B

quantum nature of light

C

transverse nature of light

D

longitudinal nature of light

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  2. Light waves can be polarised as they are

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  7. In the propagation of electromagnetic waves the angle between the dire...

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  8. From Brewster's law of polarisation, it follows that the angle of pola...

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  10. The relation between refractive index of the medium and angle of polar...

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  11. The relation between the polarising angle (i(p)) and the refractive in...

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  12. What do you understand by polarization of light ? What are plane of po...

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  14. In the propagation of electromagnetic waves the angle between the dire...

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  15. An unpolarised light is incident on a surface separating two transpare...

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  16. If the light is polarised by reflection, then the angle between reflec...

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  17. The polarising angle for a medium is 68^(@). What is the critical angl...

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  20. A glass plate is to be used as a polariser. If the refractive index of...

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