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Question
List the uses of polaroids.
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Solution
- Polaroids are used in goggles and cameras to avoid glare of light.
- Polaroids are useful in three dimensional motion pictures i.e., in holography.
- Polaroids are used to improve contrast in old oil paintings.
- Polaroids are used in optical stress analysis.
- Polaroids are used as window glasses to control the intensity of incoming light.
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