{"wikiid":422875,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"Refractometer","revisionid":1167561,"contents_raw":"== Background and Identification ==\n\nA refractometer is a lab device that measures how light is bent when it moves into a sample from the air. It is also used to see how fast light travels through material, or the index of refraction. In a lab setting a refractometer might be used to identify a sample, it\u2019s purity, and according to Sciencing, \u201cdetermine the concentration of solute (that is, dissolved materials) in a liquid solution.\u201d\n\nIn a lab setting a refractometer might be used to measure the specific gravity in a urine sample or the total plasma protein in a blood sample for example.\n\nThere are three main types of refractometers. The first type is the portable hand-held machine that is used in the field. In a lab setting, a bench refractometer is typically used. There is also an Abbe refractometers, which is named for it\u2019s inventor and is an optical-mechanical machine. Lastly there are automatic digital refractometers that incorporate software in their design.\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* Wikipedia: [https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Refractometer|Refractometer]\n* Sciencing: [https:\/\/sciencing.com\/purpose-refractometer-5069941.html|Refractometer]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background and Identification"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"A refractometer is a lab device that measures how light is bent when it moves into a sample from the air. It is also used to see how fast light travels through material, or the index of refraction. In a lab setting a refractometer might be used to identify a sample, it\u2019s purity, and according to Sciencing, \u201cdetermine the concentration of solute (that is, dissolved materials) in a liquid solution.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"In a lab setting a refractometer might be used to measure the specific gravity in a urine sample or the total plasma protein in a blood sample for example."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"There are three main types of refractometers. The first type is the portable hand-held machine that is used in the field. In a lab setting, a bench refractometer is typically used. There is also an Abbe refractometers, which is named for it\u2019s inventor and is an optical-mechanical machine. Lastly there are automatic digital refractometers that incorporate software in their design."}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Additional Information"}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Wikipedia: "},{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Refractometer","target":false}}],"text":"Refractometer"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sciencing: "},{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/sciencing.com\/purpose-refractometer-5069941.html","target":false}}],"text":"Refractometer"}]}]}]}]},"contents_rendered":"
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Background and Identification<\/h2><\/div>\n\n

A refractometer is a lab device that measures how light is bent when it moves into a sample from the air. It is also used to see how fast light travels through material, or the index of refraction. In a lab setting a refractometer might be used to identify a sample, it\u2019s purity, and according to Sciencing, \u201cdetermine the concentration of solute (that is, dissolved materials) in a liquid solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

In a lab setting a refractometer might be used to measure the specific gravity in a urine sample or the total plasma protein in a blood sample for example.<\/p>\n\n

There are three main types of refractometers. The first type is the portable hand-held machine that is used in the field. In a lab setting, a bench refractometer is typically used. There is also an Abbe refractometers, which is named for it\u2019s inventor and is an optical-mechanical machine. Lastly there are automatic digital refractometers that incorporate software in their design.<\/p>\n\n

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