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The device or arrangement to detect and check plane polarized light is called

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Polarizer

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Optically active

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Polaroid

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Analyser

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Solution

The correct option is D
Analyser

The analyzer is the device or arrangement or the second Polaroid to detect whether the light is polarized or not.

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