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An unpolarized light beam is incident on a surface at an angle of incidence equal to Brewster's angle. Then,

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the reflected and the refracted beam are both partially polarized

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the reflected beam is partially polarized and the refracted beam is completely polarized and are at right angles to each other

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the reflected beam is completely polarized and the refracted beam is partially polarized and are at right angles to each other

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both the reflected and the refracted beams are completely polarized and are at right angles to each other.

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