Timeline for Cells scatter light in solution. Do they refract?
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| Dec 18, 2014 at 0:48 | comment | added | user560 | Scattering alone contributes to turbidity. Absorbance just causes attenuation of the amount of light (measured in flux) passing through the sample. The light coming out the other side is dimmer than what went in. | |
| Dec 17, 2014 at 4:27 | comment | added | clay | Scattering = refraction + reflection. The third optical event is absorption. Cells also absorb light. Does that contribute to turbidity? | |
| Dec 17, 2014 at 0:11 | vote | accept | clay | ||
| Dec 16, 2014 at 23:55 | history | answered | user560 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |