A beam of light $AO$ is incident on a glass slab $(\mu = 1.54)$ in a direction as shown in figure. The reflected ray $OB$ is passed through a Nicol prism. On viewing through a Nicole prism, we find on rotating the prism that

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(d) In the arrangement shown, the unpolarised light is incident at polarizing angle of $90{^\circ} - 33{^\circ} = 57{^\circ}$. The reflected light is thus plane polarized light. When plane polarized light is passed through Nicol prism (a polarizer or analyser), the intensity gradually reduces to zero and finally increases

Q. A beam of light $AO$ is incident on a glass slab $(\mu = 1.54)$ in a direction as shown in figure. The reflected ray $OB$ is passed through a Nicol prism. On viewing through a Nicole prism, we find on rotating the prism that

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