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Why will light pass through a pair of polaroids when the axes are aligned but not when the axes are at right angles to each other?
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A polaroid allows light to pass through it in only one plane. If both polaroids are aligned, they will allow light to pass through the same plane. Otherwise, each will allow light to pass through a different plane and the overall effect of the two polaroids is that it will not allow light to pass through them.
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What is polarised light?
The official definition of polarized light is "light in which individual light waves are aligned parallel to one another."
Why prisms disperse white light?
Different colors of light have different indices of refraction.Thats why different colors of light deviate through different angles and gets separated out which is called dispersion.
When does the intensity of transmitted light become maximum when a polaroid sheet is rotated between two crossed polaroids?
The light transmitted reaches a maximum when the intermediate sheet has its direction of polarization at a 45 degree angle to both the outside sheets.
Do all light waves that travel through a convex lens always pass through the focal point?
No, not all light waves that travel through a convex lens pass through the focal point. It depends on the wavelength of the light, since light of different wavelengths diffract at different angles when encountering a change in media, such as air to glass, at an angle. Isaac Newton noted this in his study of light and prisms.
Why does the light bend inside a prism or water?
As light passes through a prism, it is bent by the angles and plane faces of the prism. This is called refraction and is defined as the fact of light, radio waves, etc., being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density.
What are crossed polaroids?
A Polaroid is a material that aligns ordinary unpolarized light into a single plane. Crossed polaroids are simply two polaroids set up so that the second Polaroid is aligning the light into a plane perpendicular to the plane of the first. To put it more simply, the first Polaroid crams the light into the Y axis and the second crams the light along the Y axis into the X axis which essentially reduces it to nothing. hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/phyopt/polcross.html
What percentage of light is transmitted by two ideal Polaroids one on top of the other with their polarization axes aligned?
50% - If the light incident on the first filter is unpolarized then 50% of the light will be transmitted (see other questions for a full explanation of why). Next, when this 50% arrives at the second filter, Malus' Law says that if the axes match up, then 100% will be transmitted. 100% of 50% is 50%. :-)
How do prisms work?
Refraction is when light bends through an object. White light is made up of all the colors of the spectrum. Different colors have different wavelengths, therefore they bend at different angles. So when white light passes through a prism the different colors bend at different angles, so they separate to produce the rainbow of light that we see.
What is polarised light?
The official definition of polarized light is "light in which individual light waves are aligned parallel to one another."
Why prisms disperse white light?
Different colors of light have different indices of refraction.Thats why different colors of light deviate through different angles and gets separated out which is called dispersion.
What must The approach light markers must be aligned with?
the MOS centerline
When does the intensity of transmitted light become maximum when a polaroid sheet is rotated between two crossed polaroids?
The light transmitted reaches a maximum when the intermediate sheet has its direction of polarization at a 45 degree angle to both the outside sheets.
Why is the line on the cuvette always aligned with that of the sampler holder?
This technique prevents scratching of the cuvette in those areas through which the light will pass. Scratches on the cuvette can lead to erroneous measurements.
Do all light waves that travel through a convex lens always pass through the focal point?
No, not all light waves that travel through a convex lens pass through the focal point. It depends on the wavelength of the light, since light of different wavelengths diffract at different angles when encountering a change in media, such as air to glass, at an angle. Isaac Newton noted this in his study of light and prisms.
What does A Polaroid filter do?
Polaroid filters block light traveling in the horizontal plane. Essentially, the filter only allows light that's traveling vertically to get past the lens. Polaroid filters are often used on sunglasses.-----Polaroids are the collection of micro crystals that are used to control the propagation of light. As we all know, light is a wave that propogates with a speed of 3 x 108 m/s. It vibrates in all direction. If a light passes through a Polaroid, light polarised parallel is absorbed, and only the light polarised perpendicular are transmitted.
Why does the light bend inside a prism or water?
As light passes through a prism, it is bent by the angles and plane faces of the prism. This is called refraction and is defined as the fact of light, radio waves, etc., being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density.
What Light of one wavelength that travels with its crests and troughs aligned is what?
Light waves of a single wavelength is known as being coherent. This allows constructive interference which occurs when two or more waves are in phase i.e. their crests and troughs are aligned.
