Polarisation

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Polarisation: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Polaroids, Law of Malus, Polarisation by Reflection, Plane of Polarisation, Partially Polarised Light, Polarisation of Light Waves, Working of Polaroid and, Pass-Axis of a Polaroid

Important Questions on Polarisation

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Briefly describe flow of an experiment to Demonstrate Transverse Nature of Light.

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Write a short note on pass-axis of polaroid.

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Write a short not on unpolarized light wave.

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What is a linearly polarised wave?

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What is a Polaroid ?  Explain it's working in detail.

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What is plane of Polarisation of EM wave ?

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Describe partially polarized light.

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Write a short note on partially polarized light.

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Assertion: The electromagnetic waves of all wavelengths can be polarise.

Reason: Polarization is independent of the wavelengths of electromagnetic waves.

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Two polaroids are crossed to each other. When one of them is rotated through 60°, then what percentage of the incident unpolarized light will be transmitted by the polaroids?

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Plane polarized light is passed through a polaroid. On viewing through the polaroid, we find that when the polaroid is given one complete rotation about the direction of the light, one of the following is observed,

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A ray of light strikes a glass plate at an angle 60°. If the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other, the refractive index of the glass is:

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List the use of polaroids.

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What is plane polarised, partially polarised and unpolarized light?