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3 past-paper questions on Polarisation

  • 9702/23 · May/June 20255 marks

    The amplitude of the incident light wave is A₀ when the intensity of the wave is I₀. Use Malus's law to determine, in terms of…

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  • 9702/23 · May/June 20253 marks

    On Fig. 5.2, sketch the variation of the intensity I of the transmitted light with the angle of rotation α as the filter is…

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  • 9702/23 · May/June 20242 marks

    Use your answers in (b)(i) and (b)(ii) to calculate θ.

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