Sunlight reflects the surface of a swimming pool. (a) At what angle the reflecte

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Sunlight reflects the surface of a swimming pool. (a) At what angle the reflected light is 100% polarized. (b) What is the corresponding angle of refraction for the light transmitted into the water? (c) Repeat part b and c when rays from a flashlight strike the water surface from below. Sunlight reflects the surface of a swimming pool. (a) At what angle the reflected light is 100% polarized. (b) What is the corresponding angle of refraction for the light transmitted into the water? (c) Repeat part b and c when rays from a flashlight strike the water surface from below.

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Since the reflection coefficient for light which has electric field parallel to the plane of incidence goes to zero at some angle between 0

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