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MHT CET 202621 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
21 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Wave Optics

MHT CET 2026 · 21 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Wave Optics

A unpolarized beam of light having flux 10^ -2 W falls normally on...

A unpolarized beam of light having flux 10−210^{-2} W falls normally on a rotating polarizer of cross-sectional area 3×10−4m23 \times 10^{-4}\text{m}^2. If the energy of light passing through the polarizer per revolution is 10−210^{-2} J, then the polarizer is rotating with the angular frequency of

Options

  1. Aπ\pi rad /s
  2. B2π2\pi rad/s
  3. C3π3\pi rad/s
  4. Dπ2\dfrac{\pi}{2} rad/s

Correct answer

A. π\pi rad /s

Step-by-step solution

The incident power (radiant flux) of the unpolarized light is P0=10−2P_0 = 10^{-2} W.

When unpolarized light passes through a polarizer, the transmitted intensity is half of the incident intensity. Therefore, the transmitted power is P=P02=10−22P = \dfrac{P_0}{2} = \dfrac{10^{-2}}{2} W.

The energy transmitted per revolution is given by E=P×TE = P \times T, where TT is the time period of one revolution.

Substituting the given values:

10−2=10−22×T10^{-2} = \dfrac{10^{-2}}{2} \times T

T=2T = 2 s

The angular frequency of the rotating polarizer is ω=2πT\omega = \dfrac{2\pi}{T}.

ω=2π2=π\omega = \dfrac{2\pi}{2} = \pi rad/s.

Answer: π\pi rad /s
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