alleryStart learning →At the Brewster angle of incidence, what is the angle between the reflected ray and the refracted ray?
A45 degrees
B180 degrees
C90 degrees
D60 degrees
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 90 degrees
At the polarizing angle the sum of angle of incidence and angle of refraction is 90 degrees, so the two rays are mutually perpendicular.
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