Polarization of Light Can Be Achieved Using a Dichroic Material

question 92

Multiple Choice

Polarization of light can be achieved using a dichroic material like Polaroid by which of the following processes?

• A)reflection
• B)double refraction
• C)selective absorption
• D)scattering

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Definitions:

Ricin

A highly toxic protein derived from the seeds of the castor oil plant that inhibits protein synthesis.

Anticodon

A sequence of three nucleotides in a tRNA molecule that pairs with a complementary codon in mRNA during protein synthesis.

tRNA

Transfer RNA; a type of RNA that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein during protein synthesis.

Mutation

Permanent change in the DNA sequence of a chromosome.