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Which effect accompanies vertically polarized light's transmission through birefringent calcite?

A)Polarization state undergoes rotation
B)Intensity uniformly increases
C)Wavelength remains constant
D)Frequency will decrease visibly

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The outgoing polarization rotates because birefringence causes differing refractive indices depending on polarization; therefore, the light will have its polarization changed rather than just pass through, because the electric field components experience different speeds.

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