Unpolarised light is incident from air on a plane surface of a material of refractive index `mu`. 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?

Options

A. `i= sin^(-1)((1)/(lambda))`
B. Reflected light is polarised with its electric vector perpendicular to the plane of incidence
C. Reflected ligth is polarised with its electric vector parallel to the plane of incidence
D. `i= tan^(-1) ((1)/(mu))`

Explanation

The reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other when ligth is incident at Brewster's angle = `tan^(-1) mu`
Hence the reflected light is polarised with its electric vector perpendicular to the plane of incidence.
The option (B) is correct.