Q 1 :    

When a polaroid sheet is rotated between two crossed polaroids, the transmitted light intensity will be maximum for a rotation of            [2024]

  • 60°

     

  • 30°

     

  • 90°

     

  • 45°

     

(D)      Let I0 be intensity of unpolarised light incident on first polaroid.

           I1= Intensity of light transmitted from 1st polaroid =I02

           θ be the angle between 1st and 2nd polaroid

           ϕ be the angle between 2nd and 3rd polaroid

           θ+ϕ=90o (as 1st and 3rdpolaroid are crossed)

           ϕ=90°-θ

           I2= Intensity from second polaroid

           I2=I1cos2θ=I02cos2θ

           I3= Intensity from 3rd polaroid

           I3=I2cos2ϕ=I1cos2θcos2ϕ

           I3=I02cos2θcos2ϕ

           ϕ=90-θ

          I3=I02[2sinθcosθ2]2

          I3=I08sin22θ

          I3 will be maximum when sin 2θ=1

          2θ=90

         

 



Q 2 :    

A beam of unpolarised light of intensity I0 is passed through a polaroid A and then through another polaroid B which is oriented so that its principal plane makes an angle of 45o relative to that of A. The intensity of emergent light is                      [2024].

  • I0/4

     

  • I0

     

  • I0/2

     

  • I0/8

     

(1)

I1=I02 and I2=I1cos2θ

=I02cos245°I2=I04

 



Q 3 :    

When unpolarized light is incident at an angle of 60 on a transparent medium from air, the reflected ray is completely polarized. The angle of refraction in the medium is  [2024]

  • 30

     

  • 60

     

  • 90

     

  • 45

     

(1)

By Brewster's law

At complete reflection refracted ray and reflected ray are perpendicular.