When we double the distance between a source of light and the
surface on which it falls, the amount of illumination on the surface
decreases to
(what fraction) of the
original illumination.

Answer :

The amount of lighting on a surface drops to (1/4) of the initial illumination when the distance between a light source and the surface it falls on is doubled.

What is illumination?

The amount of light or luminous flux that falls on a surface is known as illumination. It is expressed as lux or lumens per square meter.

The square of the distance has an inverse relationship with the light intensity;

[tex]\rm I = \frac{1}{r^2}[/tex]

Where,

I is the light intensity

r is the distance

Let r is the distance and I is the sound intensity for case 2;

r' = 2r

[tex]\rm I' = \frac{1}{(2r)^2} \\\\ I' = \frac{1}{4r^2} \\\\ I' = \frac{I}{4}[/tex]

When we double the distance between a source of light and the surface on which it falls, the amount of illumination on the surface decreases to(1/2) of the original illumination.

Hence the value of the fraction is 1/4.

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