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Chapter 27: Q33CQ (page 995)

Explain what happens to the energy carried by light that it is dimmed by passing it through two crossed polarizing filters.

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The intensity of the resulting beam diminishes as well.

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01

Definition of polarization

Polarization is a phenomenon generated by the wave nature of electromagnetic radiation, according to physics.

02

What occurs when light passes between two cross polarizing filters, reducing its energy?

Allowing the light beam to travel through the two cross polarizing filters reduces the energy of the light. Because the intensity of the light is proportional to its energy, the energy of the light beam is directly proportional to the intensity of the light. As energy declines, the intensity of light drops as well.

Therefore, the intensity drops as well.

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