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Unpolarised light is incident on a plane glass surface. What should be the angle of incidence so that the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other?

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For `i + r` to be equal to `pi//2`, we should have tan `i_(B) = mu = 1.5.` This gives `i_(B) = 57^(@)`. This is the Brewster.s angle for air to glass interface.
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