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Universal
Speed Limit
By Allen Habibovic
Acknowledgements
I
Purpose
The
Hypothesis
It
Materials
Laser Pointer
Paper
Protractor
Paper
Glass
Water
Salt water(we used ~3.5% salt In water)
Sugar water(we used ~3.5% sugar in water)
99% Isopropyl Alcohol
Vegetable oil
Ice
Procedure Part 1
Fold
Procedure Part 2
Mark the laser beam path in and out of
the object.
Use a protractor to measure the angle of
incidence and the angle of refraction.
Record all of this data.
Use snells law to calculate the speed of
light in the medium.
Repeat these steps with different
materials for comparison.
Data
Data
Medium
1st Angle
2nd Angle
Index of
Refractio
n
Speed
Glass(3.5c
m block)
30
19.5
1.53
195,424,83
6
Water
30
22.5
1.31
228,849,20
4
Ice
30
22.4
1.31
228,000,00
0
Sugar
Water
30
23
1.38
217,175,75
Salt Water
30
22.9
1.41
212,555,00
0
Isopropyl
30
21.75
1.35
222,068,48
7
Vegetable
30
20
1.46
205,337,30
Conclusion
The
Error Analysis
When
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