MHT CET20239 May 2023Morning ShiftPhysicsWave OpticsActual
A beam of unpolarized light passes through a tourmaline crystal A and then it passes through a second tourmaline crystal B oriented so that its principal plane is parallel to that of A. The intensity of emergent light is I ₀ . Now B is rotated by 45^ about the ray. The emergent light will have intensity ( 45^ = 1 2 )
Options
- AI₀ 2
- BI₀ 2
- C2 I₀
- D2 I₀
Correct answer
A. I₀ 2
Step-by-step solution
Using law of Malus, aligned I & = I ₀ ^2 & = I ₀ ( ^2 45 ) & = I ₀ ( 1 2 )^2 & = I ₀ 2 aligned