How does the intensity of light decrease a function of thedistance?

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Principle

For the setup and performance of the experiment it is important that the room is darkened and that the solar cell is orientated in such a way that it can pick up only a small amount of stray light. (This means that in the classroom the solar cells should point towards the walls so that the students do not interfere with one another.) The solar cell is in part covered with cardboard so that the reference area for the (almost) perpendicular incident light is equal. If the entire solar cell is used the angles of incidence are very different if the solar cell is close to the light source.

Task

How does the brightness of light change with increasing distance? When one moves away from a light source it becomes darker. Everybody knows this. In this experiment you will derive a relationship between the distance from a light source and the light intensity.




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Power supply 0...12 V DC/ 6 V, 12 V AC, 230 V 13505-93 1
DMM with NiCr-Ni thermo couple 07122-00 1
Support base variable 02001-00 1
Halogen lamp, 12 V/10 W, mounted with 4 mm plugs 09852-00 1
Solar cell 2.5 x5 cm, with plugs 06752-11 1
Support rod, stainless steel, l = 600 mm, d = 10 mm 02037-00 2
Slide mount without angle scale 09851-02 2
Diaphragm holder, attachable 11604-09 2
Connecting cord, 32 A, 750 mm, red 07362-01 1
Connecting cord, 32 A, 750 mm, blue 07362-04 1

Literature for this article als follows

Title Product Language
interTESS DVD Physik, Optik / Atomphysik 01056-00
TESS advanced Physik Handbuch Optik / Atomphysik (Schülerversuche Sekundarstufe II) 13286-01 DEU
TESS advanced Physics manual Optics/Atomic Physics 13286-02 ENG

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