Description
Abbe refractometers, PCE-ABBE-REF2, Incl. thermometer, reference block and contact liquid
For measuring the refractive index and sugar content of translucent liquids, dispersions, emulsions or other substances (pastes, solids).
Usage: measurement and analysis of fats, oils, paints, varnishes, foodstuffs, chemical substances, alcohol and solvents.
- Easy-to-use, rugged design
- Eyepiece with dioptre adjustment
- Scale refers to +20 °C
- Includes thermometer for reading the measuring temperature
- Calibrated with distilled water or calibration block and special contact fluid
- Can be connected to a water circulation system for temperature control of measurement prism and illumination prism (outer Ø of connecting piece: 9.5 mm)
| Type | PCE-ABBE-REF2 |
| Application | universal, for extra large measuring ranges |
| Scale | refractive index, Brix |
| Measuring range | 1.3000-1.700 nD, 0-95% (Brix) |
| Resolution | 0.005 nD, 0.25% (Brix) |
| Accuracy | ±0.002 nD, ±0.25% (Brix) |
| Temp. compensation | no |
| Weight | 3000 g |
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A refractometer reads the refractive index of a liquid, often expressed as Brix for sugar. A polarimeter reads the rotation of polarised light. Both depend on temperature. A handheld refractometer and a thermostated benchtop instrument are different accuracies.
A photometer or spectrophotometer sends light through a sample and reads how much was absorbed. In the range where the Beer–Lambert relation holds, absorbance tracks concentration. A refractometer reads how a liquid bends light, which tracks dissolved solids. A polarimeter reads the rotation of polarised light, the classical measurement for sugars. The lamp, the wavelength and the cuvette path length are the three things that have to be right before the number means anything. The optical quantities trace to NIST and the BIPM.
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