1:15 no, not necessarily, because it doesn't actually measure specific gravity (like a hydrometer deos). In general, refractivity is not a proxy for specific gravity. They can be related perfectly like this ONLY when talking about a specific material, like sugar dissolved in water. (OK, in general, denser materials, if they refract, probably refract by a larger angle. But it very much depends on the material. There's no equation that relates density to refractive index)
@@ChannelMath Thank you for the correction! My understanding was that the more dense the higher the refraction would be. Good to know its the amount of desolved material in solution.
going on a whim here, but refraction is not reflexion. I'm more inclined to think that the sugar affects the refraction index of the solution, meaning it affects some angle.
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1:15 no, not necessarily, because it doesn't actually measure specific gravity (like a hydrometer deos). In general, refractivity is not a proxy for specific gravity. They can be related perfectly like this ONLY when talking about a specific material, like sugar dissolved in water.
(OK, in general, denser materials, if they refract, probably refract by a larger angle. But it very much depends on the material. There's no equation that relates density to refractive index)
@@ChannelMath Thank you for the correction! My understanding was that the more dense the higher the refraction would be. Good to know its the amount of desolved material in solution.
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going on a whim here, but refraction is not reflexion. I'm more inclined to think that the sugar affects the refraction index of the solution, meaning it affects some angle.
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@@fish1r1 Yes, I think with my ball analogy I could have instead bounced it on the ground then added a rock and shown it bounces at a different angle