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A beam of unpolarized light of intensity $I_0$ is passed through a polaroid $A$ and then through another polaroid $B$ which is oriented so that its principal plane makes an angle of 45$^{\circ}$ relative to that of $A$. The intensity of the emergent light is
A beam of unpolarized light of intensity $I_0$ is passed through a polaroid $A$ and then through another polaroid $B$ which is oriented so that its principal plane makes an angle of 45$^{\circ}$ relative to that of $A$. The intensity of the emergent light is
Updated On: Aug 19, 2024
- $I_0$
\(\frac{I_0}{2}\)
\(\frac{I_0}{4}\)
\(\frac{I_0}{8}\)
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The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
Relation between intensities is \(I_R=\big(\frac{I_0}{2}\big)cos^2 (45^\circ)\)
\(=\frac{I_0}{2} \times \frac{1}{2}=\frac{I_0}{4}\)
Therefore, The correct answer is (C) : \(\frac{I_0}{4}\)
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Wave Optics
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- Wave optics stands as a witness to a famous standoff between two great scientific communities who devoted their lives to understanding the nature of light. Overall, one supports the particle nature of light; the other supports the wave nature.
- Sir Isaac Newton stood as a pre-eminent figure that supported the voice of particle nature of light, he proposed a corpuscular theory which states that “light consists of extremely light and tiny particles, called corpuscles which travel with very high speeds from the source of light to create a sensation of vision by reflecting on the retina of the eye”.