Re: Making salt water

[Kim Palermo <kpalermo@OPTONLINE.NET>]

ppm=g/m^3, which is the same as mg/L.

Tina Fanetti wrote:

> Okay
> I want to do an lab in which the students find the index of refractio=
> n of different liquids.
>
> I would like them to find the index of refraction of salt water..like=
>  the ocean salt water...
>
> I looked it up and sea water has 35,000 ppm of salt.
>
> How in the world do I make this useful...like you know in liters or s=
> omething
>
> Thanks
> Tina Fanetti
>
> Tina Fanetti
> Physics Instructor
> Western Iowa Technical Community College
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