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A new experimental method for determining liquid density and surface tension

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A summary concerning the measurement of liquid density relying on the Archimedes principle has been presented, based on which a new effective method with a specially designed bob for determining liquid density has been suggested. The application of this method to ethyl alcohol solution and liquid glycerol, as well as a theoretical error analysis, shows that this new method is significant, because not only can it simplify the procedure of measurement but it can also offer more precise results. Besides, this method can further provide surface tension or contact angle simultaneously. It is expected that this new method will find its application in hightemperature melts.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 02139, Cambridge, MA

    Kjo-Chih Chou (Professor)

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Jian-Hong Hu (Graduate Student)

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Chou, KC., Hu, JH. A new experimental method for determining liquid density and surface tension. Metall Trans B 22, 27–31 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02672523

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