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3. A beam of light passes through a polarizer and then an analyzer. In this process, the
intensity of the light transmitted is reduced to 10% of the intensity of the intensity
incident on the analyzer. What is the angle between the axes of the polarizer and the
analyzer?
a. 18°
b. 22°
c. 32°
d. 68°
e. 72°
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