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The critical angle of a certain medium is sin−1(35)sin−1(35) The polarizing angle of the medium is:

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  1. $\sin^{-1} \, \left(\dfrac{4}{5}\right)$

  2. $\tan^{-1} \, \left(\dfrac{5}{3}\right)$

  3. $\sin^{ -1} \, \left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)$

  4. $\tan^{ -1} \, \left(\dfrac{4}{3}\right)$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

If '$i$' is polarizing angle and '$c$' is critical angle for a medium. taking other medium as air for which refractive index $=1$,

then the two related through expression.
$\tan i = \dfrac{1}{\sin c}$     ...(i)
$\Rightarrow i = \tan^{-1} \left(\dfrac{1}{\sin c}\right)$     ...(ii)
Here, $c = \sin ^{-1}\left(\dfrac{3}{5}\right)$
Now, putting values in the eqn (ii) we get,
$i = \tan^{-1} \left(\dfrac{1}{\sin(\sin^{-1}(\frac{3}{5}))}\right)$   
$i = \tan^{-1} \left(\dfrac{5}{3}\right)$
Correct option is B

In the case of linearly polarized light, the magnitude of the electric field vector

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  1. is parallel to the direction of propagation

  2. does not change with time

  3. increases linearly with time

  4. varies periodically with time

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
In any type of light whether polarised or unpolarised, the magnitude of electric field vector always varies periodically with time.
Actually the change in electric field vector gives rise to periodically changing magnetic field.

Light from sodium lamp is made to pass through two polaroids placed one after the other in the path of light. Taking the intensity of the incident light as 100%, the intensity of the out coming light that can be varied in the range: 

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  1. 0% to l00%

  2. 0% to 50%

  3. 0% to 25%

  4. 0% to 75%

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let $I _0$ be the intensity of incident light. As the light coming from sodium lamp is unpolarised, so the intensity of the light emerging from the first polaroid is
$I _1 \, = \, \dfrac{I _0}{2}$
If $\theta$ is angle between two polaroids, then the intensity of the light emerging from the second polaroid is
$I _2 \, = \, I _1 \, cos^2\theta \, = \, \dfrac{I _0}{2} cos^2\theta$
But $I _0 \, = \, 100%$ (Given)
$\therefore \, I _1\, = \, 50% \, cos^2\theta$
Since $\theta$ varies from 90 to 0, so the intensity of the outcoming light  can be varied from 0% to 50%.

If the critical angle be $ \theta$ , then the Brewster's angle is

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  1. $\sin^{-1}[\cot \theta]$

  2. $90-\theta$

  3. $\tan^{-1}[cosec \theta]$

  4. $\sin^{-1}[\tan \theta]$

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Correct Option: C

Unpolarised light of intensity $I _{o}$ passes through two polaroids; the axes of one is vertical. The intensity of transmitted light is:

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  1. $\dfrac {l _{0}}{4}$

  2. $\dfrac {l _{0}}{8}$

  3. $\dfrac {l _{0}}{2}$

  4. $\dfrac {3l _{0}}{4}$

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Correct Option: C

The plane of variation and the plane of polarisation of beam of light

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  1. are identical to each other

  2. are orthogonal to each other

  3. make an angle. which depends on the colour of the light

  4. rotate with respect to each other along the path of the beam

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Correct Option: A

Unpolarised light is incident on a glass surface at polarising angle of $57.5^0$, then the angl between the incident ray & refracted ray is :-

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  1. $57.5^0$

  2. $115^0$

  3. $205^0$

  4. $145^0$

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Correct Option: C

Choose the correct statement ______

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  1. Brewster's angle is independent of the wavelength of light.

  2. Brewster's angle is independent of nature of reflecting the surface.

  3. Brewster's angle is different for different wavelengths.

  4. Brewster's angle depends on the wavelength but not on the nature of reflecting the surface.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Brewester's angle depends on the wavelength of light because Brewester's angle depends on the refractive index of medium and refractive index depends on the wavelength of light. 

For a given medium, the polarising angle is $  60^{\circ} .  $ What is the critical angle for this medium?

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  1. $\tan^{-1}(\dfrac 1{\sqrt 3})$

  2. $\sin^{-1}(\dfrac 1{\sqrt 3})$

  3. $\tan^{-1}( {\sqrt 3})$

  4. $\sin^{-1}({\sqrt 3})$

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following properties shows that light is a transverse wave?

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  1. Reflection

  2. Interference

  3. Diffraction

  4. Polarization

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The polarization phenomenon, verifies the transverse nature of light. Since sound has longitudinal nature, so it does not show polarization effect.