Two methods for estimating Avogadro's number from the observation of the daylight sky are presented, both suitable for undergraduate students. One is very simple and based on simple naked-eye observation, and the other exploits a common digital camera as a photometer.

The daylight sky and Avogadro's number / M.A.C. Potenza. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. - ISSN 0143-0807. - 36:6(2015). [10.1088/0143-0807/36/6/065040]

The daylight sky and Avogadro's number

M.A.C. Potenza
2015

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Two methods for estimating Avogadro's number from the observation of the daylight sky are presented, both suitable for undergraduate students. One is very simple and based on simple naked-eye observation, and the other exploits a common digital camera as a photometer.
fundamental constants; light scattering; photometry; Physics and Astronomy (all)
Settore FIS/03 - Fisica della Materia
2015
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