Question

A beam of natural light falls on a system of 5 polaroids, which are arranged in succession such that the pass axis of each polaroid is turned through 60° with respect to the preceding one. The fraction of the incident light intensity that passes through the system is​

Answer 1

Answer:

Beam of natural light falls on a system of 5 Polaroids. Therefore, the fraction of incident light that passes through the system is 1 / 512.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

QUESTION:-

A beam of natural light falls on a system of 5 polaroids, which are arranged in succession such that the pass axis of each polaroid is turned through 60° with respect to the preceding one. The fraction of the incident light intensity that passes through the system is

ANSWER :-

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FRACTION IS - 1/512

DETAILED SOLUTION :-

I = I o / 2 (cos^2 θ)^1/4

= I o / 2 (1/4)^4

= I o / 512

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