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An Induction Balance for Investigation of the Surface Properties of Water

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A precision induction balance is described. The balance can be used to study the isotherms of compression and expansion of organic monolayers and physicochemical processes on the water surface, such as organic liquid spreading, adsorption of substances, film evaporation, etc. The balance includes an inductive transducer and a recording system based on virtual instruments installed under MS Windows using standard PC multimedia facilities. This provides a high sensitivity and accuracy of surface-tension measurements (as high as several hundredths of a millinewton per meter).

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  1. Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 59, Moscow, 119333, Russia

    S. G. Yudin, S. V. Yakovlev & S. P. Palto

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  1. S. G. Yudin
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Yudin, S.G., Yakovlev, S.V. & Palto, S.P. An Induction Balance for Investigation of the Surface Properties of Water. Instruments and Experimental Techniques 47, 124–128 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:INET.0000017265.77659.be

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