MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Polarisation

The phenomeno...

Question

The phenomenon of rotation of plane polarized light is called

A

Kerr effect

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

B

Double refraction

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

C

Optical activity

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

D

Dichroism

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is B Optical activity
The phenomenon of rotation of plane polarized light is called optical activity.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Q. Which of the following factor(s) affect the rotation of plane polarized light?

Q. The ability of rotation of plane polarized light either towards right or left is called as:

Q. An unpolarised light is incident on a plate of refractive index

\sqrt{3}

and the reflected light is found to be completely plane polarized. The angles of incidence and refraction are respectively

STATEMENT-1: Meso-tartaric acid is optically inactive.
STATEMENT-2: It is due to the external compensation of rotation of plane-polarized light.

Q. Plane polarized light is passed through a polaroid. On viewing through the polaroid, it is found that when the polaroid is given one complete rotation about the direction of light,

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Polarization I

PHYSICS

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Standard XII Physics

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon