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Case : Read the passage and answer the question(s). A tourmaline crystal is placed such that its crystallographic axis AB is parallel to y-axis. Sunlight is made to pass through it. After the emergence of light from the tourmaline crystal, certain properties of the light are affected. |
What can you say about the phenomenon? |
Diffraction Scattering Polarization Interference. |
Polarization |
Sunlight is unpolarized light. When it is made to pass through a tourmaline crystal, the crystal acts as a polaroid and restricts the vibrations of the unpolarized light to the single plane. |