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A beam of unpolarised light is incident from air onto a transparent...

A beam of unpolarised light is incident from air onto a transparent glass slab. It is observed that the reflected light is completely plane-polarised. If the angle of refraction is 30∘30^{\circ}, the refractive index of the glass is:

Options

  1. A13\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}
  2. B0.50.5
  3. C1.51.5
  4. D3\sqrt{3}

Correct answer

D. 3\sqrt{3}

Step-by-step solution

Since the reflected light is completely plane-polarised, the light must be incident at Brewster's angle (ipi_p).

At Brewster's angle, the reflected and refracted rays are mutually perpendicular, which gives the relation:
ip+r=90∘i_p + r = 90^{\circ}

Given the angle of refraction r=30∘r = 30^{\circ}:
ip+30∘=90∘i_p + 30^{\circ} = 90^{\circ}
ip=60∘i_p = 60^{\circ}

According to Brewster's law, the refractive index μ\mu of the medium is given by:
μ=tan⁡(ip)\mu = \tan(i_p)
μ=tan⁡(60∘)=3\mu = \tan(60^{\circ}) = \sqrt{3}

Answer: 3\sqrt{3}
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