Maglayo, Ronelle S.

Group: 2
Phy13L/B4

Seat No: 7

Analysis
Part 1. Inverse Square Law
In the first part of the experiment where the inverse square law of physics was used
and studied. It was clearly shown from the data gathered that as the transmittance
decreases, the distance of

r 2 also decreases. It was also observed that as the light

source moves farther from the photometer, the weaker the light intensity it gets.
The lower the transmittance of the photometer the closer the light source to be able
to get the maximum light intensity. As for the gathered data, the experimental
was compared to the actual

r2

r2

giving only a percent error of less an average less

than 5 %.

Part 2. Polarization
In the second part of the experiment where polarization was performed, the
indicator of light was observed with different: observation at 0 degrees, observation
at 90 degrees and observation as polarizers are rotated. As observed, in the
observation at 0 degrees, the indicator of light has the same brightness and color.
The observation at 90 degrees was the indicator of light of source 2 is brighter
compared to the light source. Lastly, the observation as polarizers are rotated was
that the indicator of light source 1 gets dimmer as angle difference approaches 90
degrees. Since the apparatus used was very accurate, as performed, the
experimental

compared to the actual

gave a 0 percent error. The results

showed us that as the transmittance value comes nearer to zero degree, the
visibility becomes brighter and the value become nearer to 100% intensity. In 90
degrees, it became darker. It showed that as the angle increases the brightness of

light decreases. And so, the relationship of the angle and the transmittance value is
inversely proportional.
As for the source of error, one main source is the inaccuracy and imprecise reading
of the degree of brightness on the orange indicator in the photometer. It contributed
greatly for the sources of error because this will indicate how far must the second
source

r 2 , to be located and the angle of polarization.

Conclusion
Experiment No. 406: Photometry was all about to familiarize the students
with basics of photometry, to explore the phenomenon of inverse square law
and to explore the phenomenon of polarization.
Photometry is the study of visual radiation or the visual spectrum of light. In
some cases, however, it also involves the measurement of near infrared and
near ultraviolet. Photometry involves the calculation and measurement of
luminous intensity, luminous flux, illumination, and other photometric
quantities.
Inverse-square law is any physical law stating that a specified physical
quantity or intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
from the source of that physical quantity. Polarization, property of certain
electromagnetic radiations in which the direction and magnitude of the
vibrating electric field are related in a specified way. Light waves are
transverse: that is, the vibrating electric vector associated with each wave is
perpendicular to the direction of propagation.

For this experiment, it helped me understood better the Inverse-square Law

because of what I saw of how the light intensity differ for a certain
will give you different

r2

r1

that

for every different transmittance. It was shown

that as transmittance decreases,

r2

also decreases. This experiment also

helped me understood how to perform polarization and that it showed that

as the angle increases the brightness of light decreases. And so, the
relationship

of

the

angle

and

the

transmittance

value

is

inversely

proportional.
As for the application in real life, polarized sunglasses were made. Light
reflected from surfaces such as a flat road or smooth water generally is
horizontally polarized. This creates an annoying and sometimes dangerous
intensity of light that we experience as glare.