An unpolarised beam of intensity $2 a^{2}$ passes through a thin polaroid. Assuming zero absorption in the polaroid,the intensity of emergent plane polarised light is

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

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