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The Inveterate Tinkerer 14. ExperimentsWith Liquid Drops

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In this section of Resonance, we invite readers to pose questions likely to be raised in a classroom situation. We may suggest strategies for dealing with them, or invite responses, or both. “Classroom” is equally a forum for raising broader issues and sharing personal experiences and viewpoints on matters related to teaching and learning science.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721 302, India

    Chirag Kalelkar

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Kalelkar, C. The Inveterate Tinkerer 14. ExperimentsWith Liquid Drops. Reson 23, 693–701 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-018-0665-4

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