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The "bumper," "plastic ring" or "ring guard" should never be moved from the top. The purpose is to protect the graduated cylinder from breaking if it tips over. That is why you don't see them on plastic graduated cylinders.
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What is a graduated cylinder and a balance?
A graduated cylinder is a glass or plastic device used in laboratory to measure volume of liquids.
Is a graduated cylinder used for?
A graduated cylinder is a usually glass (but some are plastic) quantitative piece of laboratory equipment. Graduated cylinders are used for accurate liquid measurement. To read a graduated cylinder correctly, the volume of liquid contained is measured at the bottom of the meniscus, which is at the top of the liquid, in the exact center of the cylinder, and not at the side where the liquid touches the glass (or plastic).A graduated cylinder, measuring cylinder or mixing cylinder is a piece of laboratory equipment used to measure the volume of a liquidit is used for the precise measurements of liquids.To measure volume of liquids.Pour liquid in the graduated cylinder then find the lower meniscus (lower meniscus's lower curve of liquid's surface) read the volume off the graduations.Measurement of liquids OR a container used to find the volume of an object in Liters.
What is the difference between graduated cylinder and cylinder?
The graduated cylinder is obviously graduated and the other one isn't.
If you place water in a plastic graduated cylinder would it have a meniscus?
Formation of meniscus is a general phenomenon.
What tool measures a graduated cylinder?
Graduated cylinder is a tool to measure volumes.
A graduated cylinder is measured in?
A graduated cylinder is measured in "cc"
I need pictures of beaker and graduated cylinder?
graduated cylinder
Which is more precise a graduated cylinder or a beaker?
A beaker can be a graduated cylinder, so there is no real answer to this.A beaker can be a graduated cylinder, so there is no real answer to this.
Is a graduated cylinder similar to a measuring cylinder?
They are the same thing. Both are glass or plastic cylinders with lines to indicate how much liquid is in the cylinder. Like a more accurate measuring cup.
What is the definition of graduate cylinder?
The definition of a graduated cylinder is a glass or plastic container that is used for measuring liquids. It has a wide base but gets narrower towards the top.
What is a graduated cylender?
A graduated cylinder is a cylinder that the measurements get higher and higher
Can mass be measured in a graduated cylinder?
No. You mesure volume with a graduated cylinder.
