We know that the index of refraction of materials can help identify those materials. A light beam is shined onto a surface a reflected ray and is found to be completely polarized when the angle of incidence is 46.0°. (a) What is the index of refraction of the reflecting material? (b) What is the angle of refraction if some light passes through the surface of the material?

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