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A point light source emits E.M. waves in free space. A detector, placed at a distance of L m , measures the intensity as 
. The detector is now shifted to another location on the same spherical surface ensuring the angle between original location and new location as 
. The measured intensity at new location will be 
.
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
Distance is same
So intensity is also same
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