(a) On a day when the intensity of sunlight is 1.00 kW/m 2 , a circular lens 0.200 m in diameter focuses light onto water in a black beaker. Two polarizing sheets of plastic are placed in front of the lens with their axes at an angle of 20.0°. Assuming the sunlight is unpolarized and the polarizers are 100% efficient, what is the initial rate of heating of the water in °C/s, assuming it is 80.0% absorbed? The aluminum beaker has a mass of 30.0 grams and contains 250 grams of water. (b) Do the polarizing filters get hot? Explain.
(a) On a day when the intensity of sunlight is 1.00 kW/m 2 , a circular lens 0.200 m in diameter focuses light onto water in a black beaker. Two polarizing sheets of plastic are placed in front of the lens with their axes at an angle of 20.0°. Assuming the sunlight is unpolarized and the polarizers are 100% efficient, what is the initial rate of heating of the water in °C/s, assuming it is 80.0% absorbed? The aluminum beaker has a mass of 30.0 grams and contains 250 grams of water. (b) Do the polarizing filters get hot? Explain.
1.00
kW/m
2
, a circular lens 0.200 m in diameter focuses
light onto water in a black beaker. Two polarizing sheets
of plastic are placed in front of the lens with their axes at
an angle of 20.0°. Assuming the sunlight is unpolarized and the polarizers are 100% efficient, what is the initial rate of heating of the water in °C/s, assuming it is 80.0%
absorbed? The aluminum beaker has a mass of 30.0 grams and contains 250 grams of water. (b) Do the polarizing filters get hot? Explain.
On a day when the intensity of sunlight is 1.00 kW / m2,a circular lens 0.200 m in diameter focuses light onto water ina black beaker. Two polarizing sheets of plastic are placed infront of the lens with their axes at an angle of 20.0º.Assuming the sunlight is unpolarized and the polarizers are100% efficient, what is the initial rate of heating of the waterin ºC / s , assuming it is 80.0% absorbed? The aluminumbeaker has a mass of 30.0 grams and contains 250 grams ofwater. (b) Do the polarizing filters get hot? Explain.
(a) At what angle of incidence will the light reflected from water be completely polarized? (b) Does this angle depend on the wavelength of the light?
The angle of incidence of a light beam in air onto a reflecting surface is continuously variable. The reflected ray is found to be completely polarized when the angle of incidence is 63.0°.
(a) What is the index of refraction of the reflecting material? (b) If some of the incident light (at an angle of 63.0°) passes into the material below the surface, what is the angle of refraction? answer in degrees °
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