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The intensity produced by a long cylindrical light source at a small distance r from the source is proportional to

The surface area of the cylinder increases with increase in the area of the surface.


Intensity of the source is defined as the energy incident on per unit surface.


So, intensity is inversely proportional to the radius of the cylinder.



Thus, option C is correct.

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