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Published on: August 13, 2026
When a polaroid sheet is rotated between two crossed polaroids then the transmitted light intensity will be maximum for a rotation of:
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Let
be intensity of unpolarised light incident on first polaroid.
Intensity of light transmitted from
polaroid

be the angle between
and
polaroid
be the angle between
and
polaroid
(as
and
polaroid are crossed)

Intensity from
polaroid

Intensity from
polaroid







will be maximum when 


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