Optics Question 498
1% of light from a source with luminous intensity 50 candela is incident on a circular surface of radius 10 cm. The average illuminance of the surface is
Options:
A) 100 lux
B) 200 lux
C) 300 lux
D) 400 lux
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ \varphi =4\pi L=200\ \pi $ lumens.
So $ I=\frac{\varphi }{100A}=\frac{200\pi }{100\times \pi r^{2}}=\frac{2}{{{(0.1)}^{2}}} $ = 200 lux.