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At what angle of incidence is sunlight completely polarized upon being reflected from the surface from the surface of a lake (a) in the summer and (b) in the winter when the lake water is frozen?

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5. At what angle of incidence is sunlight completely polarized upon being reflected from the
surface from the surface of a lake (a) in the summer and (b) in the winter when the lake water is
frozen?

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