A piece of material, suspected of being a stolendiamond (n=2.42)is submerged in oil of refractive index1.43 and illuminated by unpolarized light. It is found thatthe reflected light is completely polarized at an angle of 62°.Is it diamond? Explain

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A: speed of violet light in a medium = 1.80×108 msspeed of red light in a medium = 1.92×108 ms

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