It is possible to distinguish between the transverse and longitudinal waves by studying the property of

Show that when unpolarized light passes through a polarizer,the intensity of the emerging light is half that of the intensity of the incident light.

$A$ plane polarised light passes through successive polarisers which are rotated by $30^{\circ}$ with respect to each other in the clockwise direction. Neglecting absorption by the polarisers and given that the first polariser's axis is parallel to the plane of polarisation of the incident light,the intensity of light at the exit of the fifth polariser is closest to

The wave property of electrons implies that they will show diffraction effects. Davisson and Germer demonstrated this by diffracting electrons from crystals. The law governing the diffraction from a crystal is obtained by requiring that electron waves reflected from the planes of atoms in a crystal interfere constructively. Which of the following phenomena establishes the transverse nature of light?

Two polarisers $P_1$ and $P_2$ are placed such that the intensity of the transmitted light is zero. $A$ third polariser $P_3$ is inserted between $P_1$ and $P_2$. If the transmitted intensity of the light passing through all three polarisers is maximum,what is the angle between the polarisers $P_2$ and $P_3$?

An unpolarised beam of intensity $2 a^{2}$ passes through a thin polaroid. Assuming zero absorption in the polaroid,the intensity of emergent plane polarised light is