1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Physics
  4. When the glancing angle of incidence of light on a material is 30°, the reflected and refracted light are found to be perpendicular. The refractive index of material is

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. When the glancing angle of incidence of light on a material is 30$^\circ$, the reflected and refracted light are found to be perpendicular. The refractive index of material is

COMEDKCOMEDK 2004Wave Optics

Solution:

n = tan $z_p \,=\, tan (90^{\circ} \,-\, 30^{\circ}) \,=\, tan 60^{\circ} \,=\, 1.732$