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Types of cuvette used in spectrophotometer

Have you ever heard of a spectrophotometer? It is a fancy word, but it really just means a special tool that scientists use to measure colors and light from different materials. This tool is very popular among scientists because they use it to calculate the amount of light absorbed or reflected by a sample. Well, a sample is just a little bit of something they want to investigate, whether that be a liquid or a solid. Scientists use a type of material to ship to put a small cup like object which directly makes the spectrophotometer work, this small cup is referred to as a cuvette. A cuvette is a specialized glass container that holds the sample that needs to be measured by the spectrophotometer. The glass cuvettes needs to be constructed from the correct material because it determines how the light transmits through it. There is a wide variety of cuvettes, the most commonly used being glass, quartz, and plastic. Each kind of cuvette has its pros and cons, based on what scientists need to do with their measurements.

Pros and Cons of Using Different Types of Cuvette in Spectrophotometry

But quartz cuvettes are harder and can withstand higher temperatures, which makes them practical for some experiments. However, they are more expensive than glass cuvettes, so scientists have to weigh cost when making a decision. Finally, plastic cuvettes, the least expensive and most durable of the three types. They are also really lightweight so easy to carry around. But plastic cuvettes also have problems of their own: they scratch easily and they don’t do well at very high temperatures. The high temperature and pressure resistance is one of the best properties of quartz glass cuvette. So they are extremely reliable in different science experiments. Quartz is also extremely translucent, allowing light to pass through very easily and making it very nice for the purpose of measuring various light wavelengths, especially in the ultraviolet range. But scientists have to be more careful handling quartz cuvettes than glass ones because they (the quartz cuvettes, not the scientists) cost much more, so they don't want to shatter them.

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