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A solid glass sphere of refractive index and radius contains a spherical air cavity of radius , as shown in the figure. A very thin glass layer is present at the point 0 so that the air cavity (refractive index ) remains inside the glass sphere. An unpolarized, unidirectional and monochromatic light source emits a light ray from a point inside the glass sphere towards the periphery of the glass sphere. If the light is reflected from the point 0 and is fully polarized, then the angle of incidence at the inner surface of the glass sphere is . The value of is . 

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