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📅 MIT Science Bowl 2021🎓 HS🔄 Round 11#️⃣ Question 9🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

The cosmic microwave background photons experience slight polarization in the positive x and z-directions by Thompson scattering. What perceived property of the CMB was theorized to negate these effects by effectively providing for zero net polarization?

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