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Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
  • 5. Light and Optics
    • A. Geometrical Optics
      • 10. Blackboard Optics
      • 20. Image From a Lens or Mirror
      • 30. Introducing the Laser
      • 40. Lens Aberrations
      • 50. Measuring a Glasses Prescription
      • 60. Multiple Images in Mirrors
      • 70. Projected Colors
      • 80. Real and Virtual Image Illusions
      • 90. Refraction
      • 100. Sunset Colors from Scattering
      • 110. Total Internal Reflection
    • B. Interference and Diffraction
    • C. Optical Instruments
    • D. Polarization
    • E. Spectra
    • F. Speed of Light
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

100. Sunset Colors from Scattering

A beam of light is passed through a cell containing precipitated sulfur and then focused on a screen. As the sulfur precipitates, the transmitted beam becomes redder as more and more of the blue light is scattered out of the beam to the sides. The side scattered light can be shown to be polarized.

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