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Unpolarized light of intensity I_0 is incident on a system of three...

Unpolarized light of intensity I0I_0 is incident on a system of three polaroids. The first and third polaroids are kept crossed. Match the angle of the middle polaroid relative to the first polaroid (List-I) with the final transmitted intensity (List-II).

List-IList-II
(A) 15∘15^{\circ}(I) 00
(B) 30∘30^{\circ}(II) I032\dfrac{I_0}{32}
(C) 45∘45^{\circ}(III) I08\dfrac{I_0}{8}
(D) 90∘90^{\circ}(IV) 3I032\dfrac{3I_0}{32}

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

  1. A(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
  2. B(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
  3. C(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
  4. D(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Correct answer

B. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

Step-by-step solution

When unpolarized light of intensity I0I_0 passes through the first polaroid, its intensity becomes I1=I02I_1 = \dfrac{I_0}{2}.

Let the angle of the middle polaroid with the first be θ\theta. Since the third polaroid is crossed with the first, its angle with the middle polaroid is (90∘−θ)(90^{\circ} - \theta).

The final transmitted intensity is:
I=I1cos⁡2θcos⁡2(90∘−θ)I = I_1 \cos^2\theta \cos^2(90^{\circ} - \theta)
I=I02cos⁡2θsin⁡2θ=I08sin⁡2(2θ)I = \dfrac{I_0}{2} \cos^2\theta \sin^2\theta = \dfrac{I_0}{8} \sin^2(2\theta)

For (A) θ=15∘\theta = 15^{\circ}: I=I08sin⁡2(30∘)=I08×14=I032I = \dfrac{I_0}{8} \sin^2(30^{\circ}) = \dfrac{I_0}{8} \times \dfrac{1}{4} = \dfrac{I_0}{32} (Matches II)

For (B) θ=30∘\theta = 30^{\circ}: I=I08sin⁡2(60∘)=I08×34=3I032I = \dfrac{I_0}{8} \sin^2(60^{\circ}) = \dfrac{I_0}{8} \times \dfrac{3}{4} = \dfrac{3I_0}{32} (Matches IV)

For (C) θ=45∘\theta = 45^{\circ}: I=I08sin⁡2(90∘)=I08×1=I08I = \dfrac{I_0}{8} \sin^2(90^{\circ}) = \dfrac{I_0}{8} \times 1 = \dfrac{I_0}{8} (Matches III)

For (D) θ=90∘\theta = 90^{\circ}: I=I08sin⁡2(180∘)=0I = \dfrac{I_0}{8} \sin^2(180^{\circ}) = 0 (Matches I)

Answer: (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
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