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A ray of light is incident on the surface of a glass plate at an angle of incidence equal to Brewster’s angle`omega`. If `mu` represents the refractive index of glass with respect to air, then the angle between reflected and refracted rays is:

A

`90+phi`

B

`sin^(-1)(mucosphi)`

C

`90^(@)`

D

`90^(@)-sin^(-1)(sinphi//mu)`

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