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Question 10

From Physics HL Paper 1 (May 2024, TZ2)

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  1. Unpolarized light is incident on two polarizers X and Y. The transmission axis of X is vertical and that of Y is horizontal.
Diagram showing unpolarized light incident on two polarizers X and Y. Polarizer X has vertical lines, and polarizer Y has horizontal lines.
Diagram showing unpolarized light incident on two polarizers X and Y. Polarizer X has vertical lines, and polarizer Y has horizontal lines.

Polarizer Z can be placed:
I. before polarizer X.
II. between polarizer X and Y.
III. after polarizer Y.
The transmission axis of Z makes an angle of 45° with those of X and Y.
At which positions for Z will no light be transmitted?

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