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Date May 2021 Marks available 1 Reference code 21M.1.SL.TZ2.14
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone 2
Command term Question number 14 Adapted from N/A

Question

Unpolarized light of intensity I1 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.  I14

B.  I12

C.  2I13

D.  I1

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

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Core » Topic 4: Waves » 4.3 – Wave characteristics
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