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To determine: The comparison between the direction of polariztaion of light and the direction of vibration of the electrons that produced it.
Answer:
The light emitted by the electrons polarizes in the same direction as the electrons vibrate.
Explanation:
A wave is said to be polarized if the vibrations of the wave are confined to a single plane. All transverse waves can be plane-polarized.
A vibrating electron emits electromagnetic radiation. The electromagnetic wave emitted by a single vibrating electron can be plane-polarized because the single electron vibrates in a single direction, making it possible to polarize in that direction.
When the electron is accelerating in a vertical direction, the light emitted by it is vertically polarized. When the electron is accelerating in the horizontal direction, the light emitted is horizontally polarized.
Conclusion:
Therefore, the light emitted by the electrons polarizes in the same direction as the electrons vibrate.
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