Optics Question 568

Question: When an unpolarized light of intensity $ I _{0} $ is incident on a polarizing sheet, the intensity of the light which does not get transmitted is

[AIEEE 2005]

Options:

A) Zero

B) $ I _{0} $

C) $ \frac{1}{2}I _{0} $

D) $ \frac{1}{4}I _{0} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

If an unpolarised light is converted into plane polarised light by passing through a polaroid, it’s intensity becomes half.



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