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JEE Main 20266 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
6 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Electromagnetic Waves

JEE Main 2026 · 6 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Electromagnetic Waves

A point light source emits E.M. waves in free space. A detector,...

A point light source emits E.M. waves in free space. A detector, placed at a distance of LL m, measures the intensity as IoI_o. The detector is now shifted to another location on the same spherical surface ensuring the angle between original location and new location as 45°45°. The measured intensity at new location will be _______.

Options

  1. AIo4\dfrac{I_o}{4}
  2. BIoI_o
  3. CIo2\dfrac{I_o}{\sqrt{2}}
  4. DIo2\dfrac{I_o}{2}

Correct answer

B. IoI_o

Step-by-step solution

For a point light source, the intensity of electromagnetic waves at a distance rr is given by I=P4πr2I = \dfrac{P}{4\pi r^2}, where PP is the power of the source.

Since the detector is moved to a new location on the same spherical surface, the distance from the source remains LL.

The emission from a point source is isotropic, meaning the intensity depends only on the radial distance from the source and is independent of the angular position.

Therefore, the intensity at the new location remains unchanged, which is IoI_o.

Answer: IoI_o
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