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Onto a glass plate, a light wave is incident at an angle of 60. If the reflected and the refracted waves are mutually perpendicular, the refractive index of the glass is

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32
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3
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32
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13
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Solution

The correct option is B 3

From figure, the angle of refraction, r=180(60+90)=30

refractive index of the glass, μ=sin isin r=sin 60sin 30=(32)(12)=3

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