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POLARIZATION BY SCATTERING








EQUIPMENT

    redball.gif (326 bytes) Glass Cylinder
   
redball.gif (326 bytes) Laser or Lamp
   
redball.gif (326 bytes) Small Hole Collimator
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Soap Solution




NARRATIVE
            Fill the cylinder with water. Add a capful of soap to the water and stir. Attach the small hole collimator to the light source and direct the light beam through the solution. View the beam through a Polaroid filter (analyzer) while rotating the filter. At two certain positions, the beam will be completely cancelled.

            A Laser can be substituted for the Lamp and Collimator.