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In the Laboratory
Easily Built Low-Cost Apparatus To Measure Polymer Conductivity
Jonas Gruber, Henrique de Santana, Isaac Gruber, Wilson Gazotti, Jr.
Instituto de Química-Universidade de São Paulo, Cx.P. 26077 S. Paulo, SP, BRAZIL

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April 1997
Vol. 74 No. 4
p. 418

Abstract
A low-cost two-point probe apparatus to measure polymer conductivity intended for teaching purposes is described. Full mechanical details of the probe, as well as electronic schematic diagrams are given. Good results have been obtained for conductivities between 10-1 and 10-5 S/cm.
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*  Citation
Gruber, Jonas; de Santana, Henrique; Gruber, Isaac; Gazotti, Wilson Jr. J. Chem. Educ. 1997 74 418.
*  Keywords
Instrumental Methods, Polymer Chemistry, Conductivity, Laboratory Equipment/Apparatus, Material Science, Teaching.
*  History
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July 28, 1999
June 23, 2005
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