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Hello i'm doing the Absorption of radiant color project and i was unable to get the infrared thermometer is it the only one you can use or is it ok to use a regular thermometer like the ones used in cooking or etc

Hello sciencekid1904,

I’m assuming that you are asking about the project described here:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ml#summary

Sorry, but an infrared thermometer is required for measuring the energy emitted from the colored paper squares. A regular thermometer cannot be used for this purpose.

I hope this helps. Please post again if you have more questions.

A. Norman

Hi sciencekid1904,
Following up on A. Norman have said, you will need a infrared thermometer but it does NOT need to be the same model as listed in the Amazon link. In fact, you might want to check with your teacher and see if there's one in the science lab that you can borrow.
Good Luck!
Willey

In the end i was able to get the infrared thermometer but i have another question does it matter which unit of temperature I use or do I need to use a specific one

How does the mechanical advantage of the inclined plane affect how much force is being done?

Hello sciencekid1904,

Glad to hear that you were able to get an infrared thermometer for you project. My suggestion is to use Celsius units your temperature measurements. This is the standard temperature for scientific work. And it will be easier to convert to Kelvin from Celsius for some of the calculations in the project.

I hope this helps and good luck with your project. Please post again if you have more questions.

A. Norman