See the Light by Making a Cell Phone Spectrophotometer

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See the Light by Making a Cell Phone Spectrophotometer

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Hi, I'm a high school student attempting to do the spectrophotometer experiment. I just wanted to know if a cuvette is necessary for the experiment or if there is an alternative to it. I'm asking this due to the cost of a cuvette.
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Re: See the Light by Making a Cell Phone Spectrophotometer

Post by kmyers2040 »

Hi,
Before you start looking for alternatives, here's a few things to check out for cuvettes:
If you are looking at prices, I would recommend searching for "plastic cuvettes". There are several types of materials used for cuvettes (glass, quartz) that are significantly more expensive than plastic cuvettes. Even when you search for plastic cuvettes, you may see some high prices because they are often sold in large quantities, so you may have to do a little bit of shopping around online. You could also try contacting some of the scientific supply companies and see if they have prices for smaller quantities for students.
If that doesn't help, I would ask your teacher if he or she knows about any local labs that might have some cuvettes you could use (such as a college or university lab).
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