Demonstration of absorbance using digital color image analysis and colored solutions

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 644-646

  Kohl, Shane K ^a   Landmark, James D ^a   Stickle, Douglas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; DYEING; EDUCATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SOLUTIONS;

BEER-LAMBERT LAW; DIGITAL COLOR IMAGE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENT WHITE LIGHT LIGHTBOX; FOOD COLORING SOLUTIONS;

CHEMISTRY;

EID: 33645383536     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p644     Document Type: Article

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