If a polaroid is kept in the path of uniformly unpolarised light,the ratio of the intensity of the transmitted light to the intensity of the light when the polaroid was not kept in its path is:

  • A
    $1$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{2}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{2\sqrt{2}}$

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