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Published on: September 12, 2026

An unpolarized light beam is incident on the polarizer of a polarization experiment and the intensity of light

beam emerging from the analyzer is measured as Lumens. Now, if the analyzer is rotated around the

horizontal axis (direction of light) by in clockwise direction, the intensity of emerging light will be___

Lumens.

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Step 1: Given that the intensity of light emerging from the analyzer is initially 100 Lumens.
Step 2: When a polarizer is positioned in front of unpolarized light, the intensity of the light that passes through is given by Malus's Law:
\( I = I_0 \cos^2(\theta) \)
where \( I_0 \) is the intensity of the incident light and \( \theta \) is the angle between the light's polarization direction and the analyzer.
Step 3: If the angle is initially 0° (perfect alignment), the intensity is 100 Lumens.
Step 4: After rotating the analyzer by 30°, the new intensity can be calculated as:
\( I = 100 \cos^2(30°)
= 100 \times \left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^2
= 100 \times \frac{3}{4}
= 75 Lumens.
Therefore, the final intensity of the emerging light will be 75 Lumens.

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