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Which diameter is defined as the diameter of a sphere having the same settling velocity as the particle of interest?
Which diameter is defined as the diameter of a sphere having the same settling velocity as the particle of interest?
- Stokes’ diameter (correct)
- Feret’s diameter
- Projected area diameter
- Aerodynamic diameter
What is the term for particles of the same size?
What is the term for particles of the same size?
- Polydisperse
- Micrometre
- Monodispersed (correct)
- Isometric
Which method is used to find the diameter of irregular particles?
Which method is used to find the diameter of irregular particles?
- Projected area diameter
- Feret’s diameter
- Equivalent volume diameter
- Aerodynamic diameter (correct)
What is Martin’s diameter?
What is Martin’s diameter?
What is a weakness of optical microscopy compared to scanning electron microscopy (SEM)?
What is a weakness of optical microscopy compared to scanning electron microscopy (SEM)?
What is a strength of sieving as a quantitative analysis method?
What is a strength of sieving as a quantitative analysis method?
What is a weakness of the Andreasen apparatus?
What is a weakness of the Andreasen apparatus?
What is a strength of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) compared to optical microscopy?
What is a strength of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) compared to optical microscopy?
Which diameter is defined as the length of a line that divides a particle into two equal halves?
Which diameter is defined as the length of a line that divides a particle into two equal halves?
What is the term for particles of different sizes?
What is the term for particles of different sizes?
Which method of particle sizing relates all diameters and is used to find the diameter of irregular particles?
Which method of particle sizing relates all diameters and is used to find the diameter of irregular particles?
What is the diameter of a sphere having the same settling velocity as the particle of interest, used to find the size of particles?
What is the diameter of a sphere having the same settling velocity as the particle of interest, used to find the size of particles?
What is a limitation of optical microscopy for quantitative analysis?
What is a limitation of optical microscopy for quantitative analysis?
What is a weakness shared by both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy?
What is a weakness shared by both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy?
What is a limitation of sieving as a quantitative analysis method?
What is a limitation of sieving as a quantitative analysis method?
What is a strength of the Andreasen apparatus for particle analysis?
What is a strength of the Andreasen apparatus for particle analysis?
What is the term for particles of different sizes?
What is the term for particles of different sizes?
What is Martin’s diameter?
What is Martin’s diameter?
What is the diameter of a sphere having the same settling velocity as the particle of interest, used to find the size of particles?
What is the diameter of a sphere having the same settling velocity as the particle of interest, used to find the size of particles?
What is a strength of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) compared to optical microscopy?
What is a strength of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) compared to optical microscopy?
What is a weakness shared by both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy?
What is a weakness shared by both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy?
What is a strength of sieving as a quantitative analysis method?
What is a strength of sieving as a quantitative analysis method?
What is a limitation of the Andreasen apparatus?
What is a limitation of the Andreasen apparatus?
What is a strength of optical microscopy for qualitative analysis?
What is a strength of optical microscopy for qualitative analysis?
