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An unpolarised light beam of intensity I_0 is incident on a fixed...
An unpolarised light beam of intensity is incident on a fixed polariser . The transmitted light then passes through an analyser which can be rotated. Consider the following statements:
(A) The intensity of light transmitted through is and is independent of the orientation of .
(B) The final intensity of light transmitted through is maximum when the angle between the transmission axes of and is .
(C) The variation of the final transmitted intensity with the angle between the transmission axes follows a cosine-squared curve.
(D) If the angle between the transmission axes of and is , the final transmitted intensity is .
How many of the above statements are correct?
(A) The intensity of light transmitted through is and is independent of the orientation of .
(B) The final intensity of light transmitted through is maximum when the angle between the transmission axes of and is .
(C) The variation of the final transmitted intensity with the angle between the transmission axes follows a cosine-squared curve.
(D) If the angle between the transmission axes of and is , the final transmitted intensity is .
How many of the above statements are correct?
Options
- A1
- B2
- C4
- D3
Correct answer
D. 3
Step-by-step solution
Statement (A) is correct: When unpolarised light passes through a polariser, the transmitted intensity is exactly half of the incident intensity, regardless of the polariser's orientation.
Statement (B) is incorrect: According to Malus's law, . When the angle , , so the intensity is minimum (zero), not maximum.
Statement (C) is correct: The intensity follows , which is a cosine-squared curve.
Statement (D) is correct: The intensity after is . After , the intensity is .
Therefore, exactly 3 statements are correct.
Answer: 3
Statement (B) is incorrect: According to Malus's law, . When the angle , , so the intensity is minimum (zero), not maximum.
Statement (C) is correct: The intensity follows , which is a cosine-squared curve.
Statement (D) is correct: The intensity after is . After , the intensity is .
Therefore, exactly 3 statements are correct.
Answer: 3