This is to prevent contamination of the remaining reagent in the bottle.
This standard procedure -dry and clean spatula in scooping solid chemicals from reagent bottle- should prevent contamination of - and exposure to dirt and humidity to - the other chemical reagents.
To remove the fine solid powder from the reagent bottle used clean, dry spatula and transferred to a clean, dry watch glass or poured from a bottle by slightly tipping and then rotating the bottle.
use shuvel mate!!
So you don't get water, dirt or other contaminants in the reagent bottle. The reagent bottle should contain chemicals that are as pure as possible. If each person put a dirty spatula in the bottle, the reagent bottle would very quickly accumulate all kinds of junk, ruining the chemicals inside or causing hazardous chemical reactions.
To ensure no other chemicals get into the bottle and react with the solid you are trying to use.
This standard procedure -dry and clean spatula in scooping solid chemicals from reagent bottle- should prevent contamination of - and exposure to dirt and humidity to - the other chemical reagents.
To remove the fine solid powder from the reagent bottle used clean, dry spatula and transferred to a clean, dry watch glass or poured from a bottle by slightly tipping and then rotating the bottle.
use shuvel mate!!
So you don't get water, dirt or other contaminants in the reagent bottle. The reagent bottle should contain chemicals that are as pure as possible. If each person put a dirty spatula in the bottle, the reagent bottle would very quickly accumulate all kinds of junk, ruining the chemicals inside or causing hazardous chemical reactions.
To ensure no other chemicals get into the bottle and react with the solid you are trying to use.
So you don't get water, dirt or other contaminants in the reagent bottle. The reagent bottle should contain chemicals that are as pure as possible. If each person put a dirty spatula in the bottle, the reagent bottle would very quickly accumulate all kinds of junk, ruining the chemicals inside or causing hazardous chemical reactions.
To ensure no other chemicals get into the bottle and react with the solid you are trying to use.
If it is wet, it will get the chemical wet, which will add to its mass, and could cause an undesired reaction. If it is dirty, the substance on the spatula would affect the purity of the chemical, and could cause an unwanted reaction, or could also affect the mass.
tilt and gently shake the bottle until desired amount of solid is dispensed
Contamination. Your stock solution has a known molarity and should not be contaminated with anything. Even a "clean" pipette tip. Its just good lab etiquette.
Spatula
Wet it, then scrape with a metal spatula or spreader.