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A refractometer is a device used to read the refractive index (the degree to which light refracts/bends) in a liquid solution. It is often used to measure the sugar content of fruit, fruit juices, wine, milk, soft drinks and yeast cultures. Other applications include industrial cutting, salinity monitoring, battery acid, automotice coolant and clinical studies of urine.
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∙ 9y agoA refractometer is important to science because it is a way to tell the density of a liquid. The refractometer looks through an object at a light source.
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What instrument used to measure the specific gravity of urine is called?
A refractometer.
What are the parts of refractometer?
Eyepiece, Telescope, Compensator Drum / Control Knob, Heating Chamber / Clamp, Mirror, Scale magnifier, Scale, Movable lever arm, tangent fine adjustment screw, Base, and Hand Positioning Control Clamp.
Why do you think it is important to learn about forces?
its not important.
Why is the gas argon important?
It is not particularly important.
Vector important to maritime?
tor important to marine people
What is an Abbe refractometer?
An Abbe refractometer is an instrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid, by utilizing the critical angle for total reflection.
How do you clean the refractometer?
Some labs store the refractometer with a piece of tissue in the prism assembly to keep the prism glass from being scratched.
What is a refractometer?
Any of several instruments used to measure the index of refraction of a substance. it is commonly known to be used in wine making, where the refractometer is used to measure the sugar content in the fruit juices.
How is a refractometer used in home brewing?
A refractometer measures the refraction of light through a medium. In beer manufacture it tests for the density of sugars in the beer and is able to tell you the sweetness.
What is type of water used in refractometer?
Deionized, distilled water
What instrument measures coolant mix ratios?
Hydrometer or refractometer.
What is refrectomter?
Instrument used to measure the index of refraction of a substanceSource: refractometer
How does refractometer works?
A refractometer is a laboratory or field device for the measurement of an index of .... Automatic refractometers do not only measure the refractive index, but offer a lot of ... Refractometers and refractometry explains how refractometers work.
How do oceanographers measure the salinity of ocean water?
Oceanographers measure the salinity of the ocean by hand held refractometer, hydrometer, and conductivity meter.
How does a refractometer works?
There are four main types of refractometers: traditional handheld refractometers, digital handheld refractometers, laboratory or Abbe refractometers, and inline process refractometers. There is also the Rayleigh Refractometer used (typically) for measuring the refractive indices of gases.In veterinary medicine, a refractometer is used to measure the total plasma protein in a blood sample and urine specific gravity.
What instrument measures the salinity of ocean water in parts per thousand?
a refractometer
What is the principle behind the use of the refractometer in determining salinity?
it works on the principle of refraction
