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At what angle of incidence will the light reflected from water be completely polarized? Does this angle depend on the wavelength of the light? Why?

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Step by step solution provided. The angle of incidence the light will reflect from water to be completely polarized is determined. The expert determines if the angle depends on the wavelength of the light is determined.

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POLARIZATION BY REFLECTION

Incident ray Reflected ray
(un-polarized) (Polarized)
ip r

Refracted ray
(un-polarized)

When un-polarized light is reflected from ...

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