Barber Pole
- Shine polarized light through a bottle of Karo syrup. Bottle
of syrup appears multi-colored when viewed through a polarizer. Rotate polarizer
to see colors change.
- Phenomenon is the result of optical rotation. Syrup
rotates linearly polarized light; extent of rotation depends on wavelength
of light, causing angular seperation of colors.
- Located in L01, section B5.