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When unpolarised light beam is 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 partially polarised

C

The reason for (a) is that almost all the light is reflected

D

All of the above

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A
When angle of incidence is equal to polarised angle, reflected beam is polarised 100%.
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