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Date November 2021 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 21N.1.SL.TZ0.15
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
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21N.1.SL.TZ0.15

Horizontally polarized light is incident on a pair of polarizers X and Y. The axis of polarization of X makes an angle θ with the horizontal. The axis of polarization of Y is vertical.

What is θ so that the intensity of the light transmitted through Y is a maximum?


A.  0°

B.  45°

C.  90°

D.  180°

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B

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