Determination of the diffusion coefficient between corn syrup and distilled water using a digital camera

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 903-906

  Ray, E ^a   Bunton, P ^a   Pojman, J A ^b  

^a WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

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EID: 35248829690     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2752819     Document Type: Article

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