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D10 Quick Lab<br />
Some Properties of Light<br />
Purpose<br />
To use the behaviour of light to classify materials<br />
Materials & Equipment<br />
• ray box<br />
• wax paper<br />
• block of wax<br />
• block of wood<br />
• clear triangular glass<br />
prism<br />
CAUTION: Do not shine bright light into anyone’s eyes.<br />
Incandescent light sources can become very hot. Do not<br />
touch the bulbs or block air flow around the light bulb.<br />
Procedure<br />
1. Make a table of observations using the headings<br />
below. Give your table a title.<br />
Material Reflection<br />
(regular, diffuse<br />
or none)<br />
• plane mirror<br />
• frosted glass<br />
• bubbles from bubbleblowing<br />
liquid<br />
•DVD<br />
• paper<br />
Other Properties<br />
(transparent,<br />
translucent,<br />
opaque, etc.)<br />
2. Hold the wax paper upright on your desk while<br />
your partner next to you shines a light on it.<br />
Observe whether it reflects the light and, if so,<br />
whether the reflection is regular or diffuse. Record<br />
your observations in the second column of the<br />
table.<br />
3. While the light is still shining on the wax paper,<br />
look at the other side of it to determine if it is<br />
translucent, transparent, or opaque. Record your<br />
observations in the third column of the table.<br />
4. If the wax paper exhibits any unexpected<br />
properties, indicate “other” in the third column<br />
and briefly describe the properties.<br />
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for all the other<br />
materials in the table.<br />
Questions<br />
6. Which materials exhibited the following<br />
properties?<br />
(a) opaque<br />
(b) transparent<br />
(c) translucent<br />
(d) reflective<br />
(e) regular reflection<br />
(f) diffuse reflection<br />
7. (a) Which materials exhibited other properties?<br />
(b) Describe each property.<br />
8. Compare how the prism interacted with light to<br />
how the DVD interacted with light.<br />
(a) How were they similar?<br />
(b) How were they different?<br />
9. How can you use the behaviour of light to classify<br />
materials?<br />
10. Figure 10.45 is a micrograph showing a paper<br />
towel at a magnification of 150 at 10 cm. What<br />
does the micrograph show about the way that a<br />
paper towel reflects light?<br />
Figure 10.49 Photomicrograph of the surface of a<br />
paper towel (magnification 150X)<br />
Light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum and travels in waves.<br />
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