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Smartphones are increasingly used in higher education and at university in mechanics (Chaps. 6 and 29) [1–3], acoustics (Chap. 44) [4], and even thermodynamics [5] as they offer a unique way to do simple science experiments. In this chapter we show how smartphones can be used in fluid mechanics to measure surface tension of various liquids, which could help students understand the concept of surface tension through simple experiments.
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Goy, NA. et al. (2022). Surface Tension Measurements with a Smartphone. In: Kuhn, J., Vogt, P. (eds) Smartphones as Mobile Minilabs in Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94044-7_24
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