A polarized light of intensity 
is passed through another polarizer whose pass axis makes an angle of 
with the pass axis of the former. What is the intensity of emergent polarized light from second polarizer?
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C
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
: According to Malus' law, the intensity of emergent polarized light from second polarizer is
where 
is the angle between pass axes of two polarizers and 
is the intensity of polarized light after passing through the first polarizer.
Here, 
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