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Properties of a Liquid-Drop Variable Lens
published by Scott Huang
This site describes an investigation of how a drop of water acts as a lens. The curvature of a drop of water is varied, and its focal length is measured.  Diagrams, photographs, and a graph help present the results.
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Physics To Go This resource was a Physics To Go feature from July 16, 2007 until August 1, 2007. View the feature here!


Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2007
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Keywords: Microscopy, focal length measurement, microscope, narrow slit, water drop lens
Record Creator: Metadata instance created July 9, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
Record Updated: Aug 20, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 July 1, 2006
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(2007), WWW Document, (https://amser.org/index.php?P=AMSER--ResourceFrame&resourceId=10006).
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Properties of a Liquid-Drop Variable Lens (2007), <https://amser.org/index.php?P=AMSER--ResourceFrame&resourceId=10006>.
APA Format
Properties of a Liquid-Drop Variable Lens. (2006, July 1). Retrieved December 9, 2024, from https://amser.org/index.php?P=AMSER--ResourceFrame&resourceId=10006
Chicago Format
. Properties of a Liquid-Drop Variable Lens. July 1, 2006. https://amser.org/index.php?P=AMSER--ResourceFrame&resourceId=10006 (accessed 9 December 2024).
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Properties of a Liquid-Drop Variable Lens. 2007. 1 July 2006. 9 Dec. 2024 <https://amser.org/index.php?P=AMSER--ResourceFrame&resourceId=10006>.
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