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Date May 2010 Marks available 1 Reference code 10M.1.HL.TZ1.22
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 22 Adapted from N/A

Question

An optically active substance is a substance that

A.     has a refractive index that depends on the plane of polarization of incident light.

B.     completely absorbs incident unpolarized light.

C.     rotates the plane of polarization of incident polarized light.

D.     polarizes unpolarized light.

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 4: Waves » 4.3 – Wave characteristics
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