Think about two polarizers that are perpendicular to one another and have an analyzer in the center that is turned at a 45-degree angle with respect to the first polarizer (see figure below). What is the intensity of the polarized light that emerges after passing through all three polarizers if an unpolarized light with intensity Io hits the first polarizer? A. 0 B. Io/2 C. 10/4 D. Io/8

Think about two polarizers that are perpendicular to one another and have an analyzer in the center that is turned at a 45-degree angle with respect to the first polarizer (see figure below). What is the intensity of the polarized light that emerges after passing through all three polarizers if an unpolarized light with intensity Io hits the first polarizer? A. 0 B. Io/2 C. 10/4 D. Io/8

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