Optics Question 574
Question: Two polaroids are placed in the path of unpolarized beam of intensity such that no light is emitted from the second polaroid. If a third polaroid whose polarization axis makes an angle q with the polarization axis of first polaroid, is placed between these polaroids then the intensity of light emerging from the last polaroid will be
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
No light is emitted from the second polaroid, so
Let the initial intensity of light is
So Intensity of light after transmission from first polaroid =
Intensity of light emitted from