M8-06: SUGAR SOLUTION IN TUBE - BARBER POLE

ID Code: M8-06
Purpose: Demonstrate rotation of the plane of polarization of light.
Description: White light from a bright point source is polarized and propagated along a tube containing a sugar solution somewhat less dense than Karo syrup. The color seen by observers in the horizontal plane changes much like a barber pole effect. Because more of the blue light is scattered out of the tank, the color gets more redish toward the far end of the tube.
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