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A beam of unpolarized light of intensity I0 is passed through a polaroid A, then through another polaroid B, oriented at 60º and finally through another polaroid C, oriented at 45º relative to B as shown. The intensity of emergent light is:
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A beam of unpolarized light of intensity I0 is passed through a polaroid A, then through another polaroid B, oriented at 60º and finally through another polaroid C, oriented at 45º relative to B as shown. The intensity of emergent light is:
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Updated On: Nov 26, 2025
- \(\frac{I_0}{16} \)
- \(\frac{I_0}{4} \)
- \(\frac{I_0}{2} \)
- \(\frac{I_0}{32} \)
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