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Let$I_0$be the intensity of incident light. As the light coming from sodium lamp is unpolarized, so the intensity of light emerging from the first polaroid is

$I_1=\frac{I_0}{2}$

If$\theta$is the angle between two polaroids, then the intensity of light emerging from the second polaroid is

$I_2=I_1{\mathrm{c}\mathrm{o}\mathrm{s}}^2\theta =\frac{I_0}{2}{\mathrm{c}\mathrm{o}\mathrm{s}}^2\theta$

But$I_0=100\mathrm{\%}$(given)

$\therefore I_2=\left(50\mathrm{\%}\right){\cos }^2\theta$

Since$\theta$varies from$90°$to$0°$, so the intensity of the outcoming light can be varied from$0\mathrm{\%}$to$50\mathrm{\%}$.