Determining the Index of Refraction:
ABBE-3L Refractometer: 1) Turn on Lamp.
 2) Open prism case 3) carefully place liquid on prism without touching the prism.
4) Close prism case.
5) adjust illumination
6) Place the borderline on the crosshairs. (See the bottom imageon the left . 7) Hold down the toggle switch. (Image on the right will appear.)

 8) Read the top scale for the index ofrefracton.