Yes, I would also very much like a copy of such a table.


Anna Smallcombe PhD
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Subject: Re: another ref. index question
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Date:    19-3-2000 3:41 pm


Mario,

A great answer!  Do you have a list of some of the references you mentioned?

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At 01:31 PM 3/8/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Sarah,
>
>Yes, it does and you should measure it. If it is just salt solutions,
>some are tabulated in various CRC Volumes. RI is directly related to
>the dielectric constant of the media. The mole fraction,
>polarizability of the solute, degree of hydration all play a part.
>
>E-mail me for more details.
>
>
>
>
>>Hi everybody-
>>Does the refractive index of water also change when you have things
>>dissolved in
>>it?  For example, distilled water versus a buffer.  I suspect that
>>it does.  Just
>>another thing to take into account.  Is there a way to calculate it
>>based on the
>>molarity of the solution, or does it have to be measured?
>>Thanks-
>>Sarah
>>---------------------------------------------
>>Sarah Locknar, Ph.D.
>>Confocal Microscopy Coordinator
>>Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
>>University of Vermont
>>802-656-0413
>>---------------------------------------------
>
>
>Mario M. Moronne, Ph.D.
>NanoMed Technologies, Inc.
>1561 Posen Ave
>Berkeley, CA
>94706
>
>