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An unpolarised ray of light is incident on water surface. The incident angle for which the reflected and refracted rays become perpendicular to each other is `(mu_(w) = (4)/(3))`

A

`sin^(-1)""(4)/(3)`

B

`tan^(-1)""(3)/(4)`

C

`tan^(-1)""(4)/(3)`

D

`sin^(-1)""(1)/(3)`

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