Unpolarized light is incident from air on a plane surface of a material of refractive index ' 
'. At a particular angle of incidence ' 
', it is found that the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other.
Which of the following options is correct for this situation?
A
B
Refracted light is polarized with its electric vector parallel to the plane of incidence
C
D
Refracted light is polarized with its electric vector perpendicular to the plane of incidence
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D
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