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When unpolarized light beam of incident from air onto glass (n=1.5) at the polarising angle:

A

reflected beam is polarised 100 percent

B

reflected and refracted beams are partically polarised

C

the reason for reflected beam getting `100%` polarised is the almost all the light is reflected

D

all of the above

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