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Q.

Unpolarized light of intensity  32 Wm2 passes through three polarizers such that the transmission axis of the last polarized is crossed with the first. If the intensity of the emerging is 3 Wm2  , what is the angle between the transmission axes of the first two polarizers? 

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a

370

b

450

c

300

d

530

answer is C.

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If θ  is the angle between the transmission axes of first Polaroid P1  and second P2   while  ϕ between the transmission axes of second Polaroid  P2  and third P3  , then according to given problem.
   θ+ϕ=900  or=(9000)                                ……(1)
Now if I0  is the intensity of unpolarized light incident on Polaroid  P1, the intensity of light transmitter through it, 
 I1=12I0=12(32)=16Wm2   ……..(2)
Now as angle between transmission axes of Polaroid  P1  and P2  is θ , in accordance with malus law, intensity of light transmitted through P2  will be
I2=I1cos2θ=16cos2θ     …..(3)
And as angle between transmission axes of P2   and P2  is ϕ , light transmitted through  P3 will be 
  I3=I2cos2ϕ=16cos2θcos2ϕ  ….(4)
According to given problem,  I3=3W/m2
So,  4(sin2θ)2=3i.e,sin2θ=(3/2)  (or)2θ=600  i.e.,  θ=300 
 

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