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
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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.
