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When a liquid boils, it will change in volume by a large amount. This 'change of phase' as it is known will expand the bubble away from the flask. According to the laws of reaction, this will give the flask a push in the opposite direction, and the flask could jiggle.
However, boiling of liquids, or change of phase in general, takes place at a tiny point only. At a tiny imperfection, not over a region. [Notice how the bubbles in a soda drink appear to come from discrete points on the container?]
Into a bumping flask we introduce some inert material (perhaps glass beads - perhaps plastic chips?) so this introduces imperfections into the process, and enables the boiling to take place more easily. And that means in a less energetic fashion. The bubbles should be smaller.
I trust this is the bumping flask to which you refer.
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Which equipment would help you separate a liquid mixture by distillation a freezer sand or gravel two flasks a heat source and a condensing tube a sieve such as a colander or kitchen strainer?
You need a heat source, a condensing tube and flasks.
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What is the purpose of a flask?
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A small, coarse stone added to boiling liquids to make them boil more evenly, without sudden, violent releases of vapour; used especially in vacuum distillation.
What does the term bumping mean in chemistry?
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What is the purpose of placing a boiling stone in the distillation flask prior to beginning a distillation?
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