Investigating the Faraday Effect through comparative measurement of the Verdet constants of water and sugar solutions

Authors

  • Florence Ramirez Department of Physics, University of San Carlos, Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City
  • Rose May Tampus Department of Physics, University of San Carlos, Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City
  • Samantha Francine Cañete Department of Physics, University of San Carlos, Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City

Abstract

In this student lab experiment, the Faraday effect was investigated and the concept was used in determining the Verdet constant V of plain tap water and of sugar solutions. The effect of sugar solute concentration on the V of sugar solutions was further examined and it was found that V is directly proportional to the number of active sugar molecules in a solution. The empirical Verdet constant of water was determined to be (2.4 Â± 0.2) x 102 °/Tm with 10% systematic error. Sugar solutions have consistently greater Verdet constants than water.

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2013-10-23

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2013: Proceedings of the 31st Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

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Poster Session PB

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“Investigating the Faraday Effect through comparative measurement of the Verdet constants of water and sugar solutions”, Proc. SPP, vol. 31, no. 1, p. SPP2013-PB-29, Oct. 2013, Accessed: Mar. 24, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP2013-PB-29