Consider light, which is initially traveling in air, being reflected from a diam

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Consider light, which is initially traveling in air, being reflected from a diamond (n = 2.4).

Randomized Variables
n = 2.4

Part (a) At what angle, with respect to the normal of the surface, will the light reflected from the diamond be completely polarized?

Numeric : A numeric value is expected and not an expression.
B = __________________________________________

Consider light, which is initially traveling in air, being reflected from a diamond (n = 2.4).

Randomized Variables
n = 2.4

Part (a) At what angle, with respect to the normal of the surface, will the light reflected from the diamond be completely polarized?

Numeric : A numeric value is expected and not an expression.
B = __________________________________________

the angle is called brewster angle.

it is defined as arctan(n2/n1)

where n1=refractive index of initial medium

n2=refractive index of final medium

here initial medium is air and final medium is diamond.

so n1=1

n2=2.4

hence the angle is given as arctan(2.4)=67.38 degrees

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