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State Brewster's law.
The value of Brewster angle for a transparent medium is different for light of different colours. Give reason.
The value of Brewster angle for a transparent medium is different for light of different colours. Give reason.
Solution:
Statement of Brewster's Law
Reason of different value
When unpolarised light is incident on the surface separating two media, the reflected light gets (completely) polarized only when the reflected light and refracted light become perpendicular to each other.
[ Alternatively:
If the student draws the diagram, as shown, and writesi p as the polarizing angle, award this 1 mark.
If the student just writesµ = tan i p , award half mark only.]
The refractive index of denser medium, with respect to rarer medium, is given byµ = tan i p Since Refractive index ( µ ) of a transparent medium is different for different colours, hence Brewster angle is different for different colours.
Reason of different value
When unpolarised light is incident on the surface separating two media, the reflected light gets (completely) polarized only when the reflected light and refracted light become perpendicular to each other.
[ Alternatively:
If the student draws the diagram, as shown, and writes
If the student just writes
The refractive index of denser medium, with respect to rarer medium, is given by
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