Surface tension measurements with a smartphone

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Authors
  • N.-A. Goy
  • Z. Denis
  • M. Lavaud
  • A. Grolleau
Publication date 11-2017
Journal Physics Teacher
Volume | Issue number 55 | 8
Pages (from-to) 498-499
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute of Physics (IoP) - Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute (WZI)
Abstract Smartphones are increasingly used in higher education and at university in mechanics, acoustics, and even thermodynamics as they offer a unique way to do simple science experiments. In this article, we show how smartphones can be used in fluid mechanics to measure surface tension of various liquids, which could help students understand the concept of surface tension through simple experiments.
Document type Article
Note © 2010 American Association of Physics Teachers. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Association of Physics Teachers. The following article appeared in: The Physics Teacher, Vol. 55, No. 8, pp. 498-499, November 2017 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.5008349.
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5008349
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