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Effect of Dissolved Air on the Density and Refractive Index of Water

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The effect of dissolved air on the density and the refractive index of liquid water is studied from 0 to 50° C. The density effect is calculated from the best available values of Henry’s constants and partial molar volumes for the components of air; the results are in agreement with some previous experimental studies, but not others. The refractive-index effect is calculated as a function of wavelength from the same information, plus the refractivities of the atmospheric gases. Experimental measurements of the refractive-index effect are reported at both visible and ultraviolet wavelengths; the measured and calculated values are in reasonable agreement. The magnitude of the refractive-index change, while small, is several times larger than a previous estimate in the literature.

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  1. Physical and Chemical Properties Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3328, U.S.A

    A. H. Harvey

  2. Optical Technology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8442, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-8442, U.S.A

    S. G. Kaplan

  3. Atomic Physics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8424, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-8424, U.S.A

    J. H. Burnett

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Harvey, A.H., Kaplan, S.G. & Burnett, J.H. Effect of Dissolved Air on the Density and Refractive Index of Water. Int J Thermophys 26, 1495–1514 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-005-8099-0

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