Measuring sugar content with laser pointer

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greensquirrel
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Project Question: How to measure sugar content in a liquid with a laser pointer.
Project Due Date: 11/15/13
Project Status: I am conducting my research

Measuring sugar content with laser pointer

Post by greensquirrel »

Hello! I am doing the project 'How to measure sugar content of a liquid with a laser pointer' and I have to write a research paper on that experiment. I was wondering if you could give me some ideas/questions to research on the topic. I am stumped and I need to write a paper. Any help is appreciated! Thank you. :)
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Re: Measuring sugar content with laser pointer

Post by deleted-2131 »

Hello greensquirrel,

A great place to start is the "terms and concepts" section in the "Background" part of the Project Idea. You should definitely research the refraction of light, since that is the key physical phenomenon at work in this project. Have you researched these topics? They encompass the topics that I suggest you include in your paper.
All the best,
Terik
greensquirrel
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Joined: Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:16 pm
Occupation: Student
Project Question: How to measure sugar content in a liquid with a laser pointer.
Project Due Date: 11/15/13
Project Status: I am conducting my research

Re: Measuring sugar content with laser pointer

Post by greensquirrel »

Thanks you very much! I will definitely look into those topics! :) I've looked at some but there are a few that I haven't looked up yet. :) Thanks again.
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