The transmitted intensity of an unpolarized beam of light passing through a polarizer is one half of the value of the original intensity.

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When an unpolarized beam of light passes through a polarizer, half of the light waves are blocked and the other half passes through with a single polarization direction. This results in the transmitted intensity being half of the original intensity.

The Transmitted Intensity of an Unpolarized Beam of Light Passing