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An unpolarised beam of intensity I0 is incident on a pair of nicol prisms making an angle of 60°with each other. The intensity of light emerging from the pair is -
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Options:
  • A I0
  • B I02
  • C I04
  • D I08
Solution:
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The correct answer is: I08
The intensity of light emerging from the first prism =I02

and intensity of light emerging from the second prism is =I02cos260o=I08 .

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