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    This document lists several potential physics investigation ideas for an IB Physics internal assessment. Some examples include investigating how the tension and diameter of a string affect the fundamental frequency of guitar strings, how sugar concentration affects the refractive index of water, and how temperature affects the viscosity of fluids used in cooking and manufacturing. The investigations cover topics related to acoustics, optics, fluids, electricity, and mechanics.

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    This document lists several potential physics investigation ideas for an IB Physics internal assessment. Some examples include investigating how the tension and diameter of a string affect the fundamental frequency of guitar strings, how sugar concentration affects the refractive index of water, and how temperature affects the viscosity of fluids used in cooking and manufacturing. The investigations cover topics related to acoustics, optics, fluids, electricity, and mechanics.

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    This document lists several potential physics investigation ideas for an IB Physics internal assessment. Some examples include investigating how the tension and diameter of a string affect the fundamental frequency of guitar strings, how sugar concentration affects the refractive index of water, and how temperature affects the viscosity of fluids used in cooking and manufacturing. The investigations cover topics related to acoustics, optics, fluids, electricity, and mechanics.

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    This document lists several potential physics investigation ideas for an IB Physics internal assessment. Some examples include investigating how the tension and diameter of a string affect the fundamental frequency of guitar strings, how sugar concentration affects the refractive index of water, and how temperature affects the viscosity of fluids used in cooking and manufacturing. The investigations cover topics related to acoustics, optics, fluids, electricity, and mechanics.

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    IB Physics

    Internal Assessment
    Investigation Ideas
    Investigation Title Area of Interest
    How does the tension and diameter of a string eect the fundamental frequency? Guitar strings
    How does sugar concentration aect the refractive index of water? Refractometers / fizzy drinks / wine/ telescopes, etc
    How does the voltage across the accelerating electric field aect the spacing of the diraction pattern for electron Particle accelerators / electron microscopes
    diraction (using a Teltron Tube)
    How does temperature aect the viscosity of fluids? Sweet making / ketchup etc
    Investigate factors that aect the flight of an elastic band Catapults, etc
    Investigate the Young Modulus of materials Fishing line? Suspension bridges
    Investigate the internal resistances of cells and what factors aect it? e.g, temperature of battery? Type of battery? Battery life in high tech appliances
    Investigate the factors that aect fluid damping of an object in SHM. e.g. Area of damping card, viscosity of Suspension systems
    surrounding fluid, etc.
    Investigating magnetic braking. e.g. magnets through copper pipes, rolling down an aluminium rail Magnetic suspension systems
    Investigate factors that aect the surface tension of water Pond skaters etc
    Investigate factors aecting the lift produced by a model helicopter Flight
    How does sugar concentration aect the optical activity of a solution? (i.e. rotation) Refractometers / fizzy drinks / wine/ telescopes, etc
    Investigate the factors aecting the eciency of a motor (e.g. no. of coils, strength / shape of magnets, etc) Motor Sport, ecologically sound machines (e.g. washing
    machines, etc)

    Factors aecting the eciency of a transformer Global energy transportation, electrical engineering,
    globalisation

    Determine the width of a human hair using diraction Hair!, optics, lasers
    How the voltage across two oppositely charged metal plates aects the frequency of metal-covered a ping pong ball Time, clocks, electrostatics, high voltage supplies

    oscillating between them!

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