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Unpolarised light is incident from air on a plane surface of a meterial 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?

A

Reflected light is polarised with its electric vector parallel to the plane of incidence.

B

Reflected light is polarised with its electric vector perpendicular to the plane of incidence.

C

`i=sin^(-1)((1)/(mu))`

D

`i=tan^(-1)((1)/(mu))`

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The correct Answer is:
B

When reflected ,light and refracted light are perpendicular, reflected light is polarised with electric field vector perpendicular to the plane of incidence.
Also, `tan i=mu` (Brewster angle)
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