What is the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of polarization?
Practice Questions
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What is the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of polarization?
They are equal
They are complementary
They are supplementary
There is no relationship
At the angle of polarization, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction.
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Q: What is the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of polarization?
Solution: At the angle of polarization, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction.
Steps: 6
Step 1: Understand the terms 'angle of incidence' and 'angle of polarization'.
Step 2: The angle of incidence is the angle at which light hits a surface.
Step 3: The angle of polarization is the specific angle at which light reflects off a surface and becomes polarized.
Step 4: At the angle of polarization, the light that reflects off the surface has a special relationship with the light that refracts (passes through) the surface.
Step 5: This relationship is that the angle of incidence (the angle of incoming light) is equal to the angle of refraction (the angle of light that passes through).
Step 6: This means that when light hits a surface at the angle of polarization, the angles are balanced.
