How is light attenuated by liquids?

Article no. P1417401 | Type: Experiments

grades 10-13
10 Minutes
10 Minutes
easy
Pupils

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Principle

In this experiment you will develop a rule about how the light is attenuated when it passes through coloured liquids. 

Benefits

  • Specified for the requirements of the german final secondary-school examinations
  • Especially for secondary schools
  • Quantum and wave optics in a student experiment

Tasks

How is light attenuated by liquids? If light passes through a substance, irrespective of wether it is solid or liquid, it is, in general, less intense when it leaves than when it entered.

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