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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?

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

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

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