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Refractometry
and Polarimetry
REFRACTOMETRY
Refractive index measurements have long been used for the qualitative
identification of unknown compounds by comparing the RI of the unknown
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Y. Pomeranz et al., Food Analysis
© Chapman & Hall, Inc. 1994
Refractometry 431
(n 2 - I) M
R=--- (27.2)
(n 2 + 2) d
19.34 = (-
n2
- x--
- 1) 76.10
n2 + 2 0.8560
(n 2 - 1)/(n2 + 2) = 0.21754
n2 - 1 = 0.2175n2 + 0.4351
0.7825n 2 = 1.4351
n2 = 1.834
n = 1.354
The value reported in the literature is 1.3534.