Physics · Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments
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If a wave can be polarized, it must be:
- A
An electromagnetic wave
- B
A stationary wave
- C
Transverse wave
- D
A longitudinal wave
Transverse waves which include all electromagnetic waves such as light, radio waves, and x-rays can be polarized, hence the answer will be C.
Transverse waves that include electromagnetic waves can be polarized.
Stationary waves as the name said are stationary so polarization cannot differentiate them.
Polarization (also polarization ) is a property applied to transverse waves that specifies the geometrical orientation of the oscillations. In a transverse wave, the direction of the oscillation is perpendicular to the direction of motion of the wave.
Transverse waves can exist in any plane, by polarization only that wave will pass that has the same plane as the slit.
Longitudinal waves are produced by compression and rarefaction of the medium that can pass through any type of polarizer.
Tagged under Physics · Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments · 2013