A parallel beam of unpolarized light in air is incident at an angle of 55° on a plane glass surface. If the reflected beam is completely plane polarized, find the refractive index of the glass and the angle of refraction of the transmitted beam.
Ans: 1.428, 35°
Calculate the polarizing angle for the light traveling from the water of a refractive index of 1.33 to glass of refractive index of 1.53.
Ans: 49°
The critical angle for light in a certain substance is 45°. What is the polarizing angle?
Ans: 54.7°
A beam of light is incident at polarizing angle on a piece of transparent material of refractive index 1.62. What is the angle of refraction for the transmitted beam?
Ans: 31.7°
The polarizing angle for the medium is 60°. Calculate the velocity of light in the medium.
Ans: 1.73 × 108m/sec.
