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    Because of Absorption, a Polaroid Will Actually Transmit 40% of Incident
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Because of Absorption, a Polaroid Will Actually Transmit 40% of Incident

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Question 60

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Because of absorption, a Polaroid will actually transmit 40% of incident unpolarized light. Two such Polaroids with their axes aligned will transmit


A) 0%.
B) 40%.
C) 100%.
D) between 0% and 40%.
E) between 40% and 100%.

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