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1.

What does the following graph show?

A. Linearly Polarized Light
B. Unpolarized Light
C. Partially Polarized Light
D. Circularly Polarized Light
Answer» E.
2.

A tube of length 20cm containing a 10% sugar solution rotates the plane of polarization by 13.2°. What is the specific rotation of sugar solution?

A. 66°
B. 55°
C. 44°
D. 33°
Answer» B. 55°
3.

What should be the thickness of quarter-wave plate for a light of wavelength 5000 Å if µe = 1.553 and µo = 1.544?

A. 1.38 X 10-3 cm
B. 1.43 X 10-3cm
C. 1.53 X 10-3cm
D. 1.63 X 10-3 cm
Answer» B. 1.43 X 10-3cm
4.

An electromagnetic beam has an intensity 16 W/m2 and is linearly polarized vertically. What is the intensity of the transmitted beam, if the angle of incidence on the polaroid is 45° with the vertical?

A. 8 Wm-1
B. 12 Wm-1
C. 16 Wm-1
D. 20 Wm-1
Answer» B. 12 Wm-1
5.

The velocity of light in water is 1.5 X 108 m/s. What is the polarizing angle of incidence?

A. 47.23°
B. 51.02°
C. 53.74°
D. 63.43°
Answer» E.
6.

If the phase difference between two rays is π/2 and the angle of incidence is equal to π/4, the emergent light is __________

A. Linearly Polarized
B. Elliptically Polarized
C. Circularly Polarized
D. Non-Polarized
Answer» D. Non-Polarized