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To identify: Whether a piece of material is diamond or not.
Answer to Problem 46P
The given material is diamond.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Refractive index of material,
Refractive index of oil,
Formula used:
The angle of incidence at which the reflected light is completely plane polarized is termed as Brewster’s angle or polarizing angle.
It is known that:
Where,
Calculation:
Get the polarising angle for an oil-diamond interface,
According to Brewster angle, a piece of material is diamond.
Conclusion:
A piece of material is diamond.
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