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Q. Golden view of sea shell is due to

AIIMSAIIMS 2002Wave Optics

Solution:

When a ray of light falls on sea shell, then its small amount first gets refracted (slightly polarised) and then almost gets reflected back (fully polarised). That is why, view of sea shell is golden due to polarisation.