Different types of glassware and their uses (1)

Different types of glassware and their uses (1)

Here is a brief-up about different types of glassware and their uses.
Lab Glassware for Qualitative Use:

Beakers – These are simple cylindrical containers, in sizes from 10 ml to 4000 ml. One of the commonest glass equipment found in labs, they are used for holding solids and liquids, and for pouring and decanting liquids.

Flasks – They are used when you want to swirl contents without spilling. They are fitted with stoppers. An Erlenmeyer flask has a flat bottom, so used for direct heating while a Florence flask can have either a round or a flat bottom and can be used for direct heating as well with a heating mantle.

Test tubes: Relatively smaller than beakers, test tubes are cylindrical lab equipment used to store, mix and heat chemicals. They are useful in observational procedures.

Watch Glass: This is a glass container which is used when the volume of liquid is small, but you need a higher surface area. It is good for crystallizing and evaporation and can also be used as a beaker.

Crystallization Dish: With a low height to width ratio, these dishes lie somewhere in between a watch glass and Petri dish. They allow high surface areas for liquid evaporation but commonly used to hold liquids like water, oil or acid for a short duration.

 

Different types of glassware and their uses

 


Post time: Apr-06-2022

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