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Question 21M.1.SL.TZ2.14

Date	May 2021	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 1]	Reference code	21M.1.SL.TZ2.14
Level	SL	Paper	1	Time zone	TZ2
Command term		Question number	14	Adapted from	N/A

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21M.1.SL.TZ2.14

Unpolarized light of intensity $I_{1}$ is incident on a polarizer. The light that passes through this polarizer then passes through a second polarizer.

The second polarizer can be rotated to vary the intensity of the emergent light. What is the maximum value of the intensity emerging from the second polarizer?

A. $\frac{I_{1}}{4}$

B. $\frac{I_{1}}{2}$

C. $\frac{2 I_{1}}{3}$

D. $I_{1}$

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