Reflection of a light wave at a fixed point results in a phase difference between incident and reflected wave of

\frac{3 π}{2}

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2 π

rad

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π

rad

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\frac{π}{2}

rad

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The correct option is C $π$ rad
Reflection of light wave at fixed point result in phase difference b/w incident and reflected ray of $π$ . The wave gets inverted. Inversion behavior is noticed when medium is connected to dense medium.

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E_{x} = 0,

E_{y} = (2.5 \frac{N}{C}) cos [(2 π \times 10^{6} rad/s) t - (π \times 10^{- 2} rad/m) x],

E_{z} = 0

\frac{π}{2} rad

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