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Light passes through a polarizing sheet ...

Light passes through a polarizing sheet only when electric field of the light wave has

A

(A) maximum value.

B

(B) minimum value.

C

(C) a component parallel to the transmission axis of the material.

D

(D) a component perpendicular to the transmission axis of the material.

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