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Worked Examples · Example 7.1

Q.For what angle of incidence will light incident on a bucket filled with liquid having refractive index 1.5 be completely polarized after reflection?

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θ_B = tan⁻¹(n₂/n₁) = tan⁻¹(1.5/1) = 56.31°.

Reflected light is completely plane polarized at Brewster's angle:

θB=tan⁡−1 ⁣(n2n1)=tan⁡−1 ⁣(1.51)=56.31∘\theta_B = \tan^{-1}\!\left(\frac{n_2}{n_1}\right) = \tan^{-1}\!\left(\frac{1.5}{1}\right) = 56.31^\circ …

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