Optics Learning Activities
Avantor offers a complete catalog of instruments and tools useful for demonstrating key, basic concepts of physics that are applicable to everyday life both in and out of the laboratory. Demonstrate core ideas such as acceleration down a plane, friction, potential and kinetic energy, electrical conductivity, magnetic fields, wavelengths and velocity of sound, and more. Durable educational materials are designed for heavy use with consistent levels of handling, and all models are easy to use.
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Optical Refraction Components
These Optical Refraction Components are made from imported optical glass or acrylic with optically worked surfaces.
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Atomic Spectra Optical Bench
High precision, quantitative atomic spectra experiment.
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Glass Lens Sets, 6 Piece
Optical lenses, excellent for physics classroom demonstrations in optics and light refraction.
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Acrylic Lens and Prism Set
This set is economical, durable, and versatile.
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Ray Box, 3 Openings
This ray box is ideal for optical demonstrations in the classroom.
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Acrylic Equilateral Prisms
Designed for educational purposes and science classroom demonstrations of refraction principles and light physics.
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Glass Equilateral Prisms
Designed for educational purposes and science classroom demonstrations in optics, light refraction, spectrometry, and wavelengths.
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Acrylic Double Concave/Convex Lens
Frosted acrylic lenses for optical experiments.
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Ray Box
This updated Ray Box uses five super bright LEDs for bright, white rays that are clearly visible.
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Light Source
A handy addition to your optical bench, this light source features a 7.5 watt incandescent lamp plus a cord and plug for connection to 110 VAC power source.
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Replacement Accesssories for Spectra of the Elements Kit
The replacement chemicals kit contains 5g each of calcium chloride, cupric chloride, cupric nitrate, lithium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium nitrate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride, strontium chloride and strontium nitrate.
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Speed of Light Apparatus
A classical experiment to determine the speed of light in air.