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When light of a certain wavelength is incident on a plane surface of a material at a glancing angle `30^@`, the reflected light is found to be completely plane polarized Determine
Angle of refraction.

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To solve the problem of determining the angle of refraction when light is incident at a glancing angle of \(30^\circ\) and the reflected light is completely plane polarized, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Given Information We are given: - The glancing angle of incidence, which is \(30^\circ\). - The reflected light is completely plane polarized. ### Step 2: Determine the Angle of Incidence ...
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