University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 33 - The Nature and Propagation of Light - Problems - Exercises - Page 1110: 33.64

Answer

Choice B.

Work Step by Step

The first polarizer, with a vertical transmission axis, cuts the intensity of the unpolarized light in half. The transmitted light is vertically polarized. We see that the second polarizer doesn’t affect the intensity of this light, so its transmission axis is also vertical. The light emerging from the second polarizer is vertically polarized. The V cells of the insect respond, and the H cells do not.
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