Question

In a linearly polarized light, the electric vector oscillates along a direction
perpendicular to the aligned molecules of the polaroid, called____ axis.​

Answer 1

Answer:

when an unpolarized light falls on a Polaroid only those electric vectors that are oscillating along a direction perpendicular to the aligned molecules will pass through. thus incident light gets linearly polarised. electric vectors which are along the direction of aligned molecules gets absorbed.

Answer 2

Natural light is unpolarised i.e, the electric vector takes all possible directions in the transverse plane, rapidly and randomly, during a measurement. A polarizer transits only one components. This resulting light is called linear or plane polarized