Question
When a light ray incidents on the surface of a medium, the reflected ray is completely polarized. Then the angle between reflected and refracted rays is
BITSAT
Physics
Wave Optics
2024
BITSAT 2024 (Memory Based Paper 1)
BITSAT Physics Question (2024) — Solution
Options
- A. 45^
- B. 90^
- C. 120^
- D. 180^
Answer
B. 90^
Step-by-step solution
According to Brewester's law if the reflected ray is completely polarized, then the reflected and refracted ray is perpendicular to each other. Thus, =90^
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