The critical angle for an air-glass interface is 29.6°. When a light ray in air is incident on the interface, the reflected ray is 100% polarized. What is the angle of refraction of that ray?

A) 25.1° B) 24.5° C) 25.7° D) 23.9° E) 26.3°


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