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Desiccator

Desiccator

1. One who, or that which, desiccates.

2. (Science: chemistry) a short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture.


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No equation. One simple experimental procedure: take sample put in the oven/desiccator until totally dehydrated and weigh. That simple. Thank you very much. I got a very nice linear relation between dry mass and absorbance in 680nm.it's y = 0.2372x + 0.019 (R² ...

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by hsoroosh
Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:58 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: How to measure dry mass?
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How to measure dry mass?

No equation. One simple experimental procedure: take sample put in the oven/desiccator until totally dehydrated and weigh. That simple.

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by canalon
Tue May 13, 2008 1:38 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: How to measure dry mass?
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