NEET Solved Paper 2018 Question 8

Question: Unpolarised light is incident from air on a plane surface of a material of refractive index $ ‘\mu ’ $ . At a particular angle of incidence ‘i’, it is found that the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other. Which of the following options is correct for this situation? [NEET - 2018]

Options:

A) $ i={{\sin }^{-1}}( \frac{1}{\mu } ) $

B) Reflected light is polarised with its electric vector perpendicular to the plane of incidence

C) Reflected light is polarised with its electric vector parallel to the plane of incidence

D) $ i={{\tan }^{-1}}( \frac{1}{\mu } ) $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • When reflected light rays and refracted rays are perpendicular, reflected light is polarised with electric field vector perpendicular to the plane of incidence. Also, $ \tan \text{ i=}\mu $ (Brewster angle)


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