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Unpolarized light is incident on a plane glass surface. The angle of incidence so that reflected and refracted rays and perpendicular to each other, then

A

`"tan"i_(beta)=(mu)/(2)`

B

`"tan"i_(beta)=mu`

C

`"sin"i_(beta)=mu`

D

`"cos"i_(beta)=mu`

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The correct Answer is:
B
Brewster's law is given by `mu="tan"i_(beta)`
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