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Two polarizers are placed with their transmission axes at an angle of to each other. If unpolarized light of intensity is incident on the first polarizer, what is the intensity of the light emerging from the second polarizer?
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- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: B —
Solution
- Intensity after the first polarizer is .
- According to Malus's Law, the intensity after the second polarizer is .
- .
- Hence the answer is (B).
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