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Because acid does not react with glass, glass isn't contaminated by anything, and if it is you can see it. Glass also is clear so you can see what kind of chemicals are inside. And used over plastic because some acids react with plastic and plastic is not as clear when it needs to be as thick as glass does.
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What acid cannot be kept in glass containers?
Hydrofluoric acid ( HF ). This acid attacks glass! so polythene or similar plastic or ceramic bottles or jars may be used for storage.
Why are reagent bottle made of glass?
Not all reagent bottles are glass. Bottles for Hydrofluoric acid are plastic-- it will eat through glass! Some Reagent bottles are polypropylene. The glass-stoppered ones that used to be some common in labs were because they didn't have the plastics they do now. Many nasty acids, like concentrated Nitric, will dissolve most bottle caps--rubber, cork, steel, etc. The loose ground-glass stoppers are inert to most acids and alkalies, and also don't contaminate the reagent. Picric Acid, for example, used to be readily available; it wasn't too corrosive but would produce a sensitive high explosive if exposed to copper and some other metals.
How do you store sulphuric acid?
normally you store it in eather glass or thick metall containers
How can you prepare a dilute solution of an acid from the concentrated acid?
poure water on the concentrated acid
Is concentrated sulfuric acid flammable?
is concentrated sulphuric acid toxic
Why are acids kept in glass bottles not in metal bottles?
cause acid has a chemical reaction with metal.
What acid cannot be kept in glass containers?
Hydrofluoric acid ( HF ). This acid attacks glass! so polythene or similar plastic or ceramic bottles or jars may be used for storage.
Will muriatic acid etch ceramic tile?
No muriatic acid cannot etch ceramic tiles because it does not corrode or react with glass or ceramic. That is why muriatic acid is also available in glass bottles.
Why are reagent bottle made of glass?
Not all reagent bottles are glass. Bottles for Hydrofluoric acid are plastic-- it will eat through glass! Some Reagent bottles are polypropylene. The glass-stoppered ones that used to be some common in labs were because they didn't have the plastics they do now. Many nasty acids, like concentrated Nitric, will dissolve most bottle caps--rubber, cork, steel, etc. The loose ground-glass stoppers are inert to most acids and alkalies, and also don't contaminate the reagent. Picric Acid, for example, used to be readily available; it wasn't too corrosive but would produce a sensitive high explosive if exposed to copper and some other metals.
Why were carboys more dangerous for transporting concentrated sulfuric acid?
because carboys is made up of glass
How do you store sulphuric acid?
normally you store it in eather glass or thick metall containers
How can you prepare a dilute solution of an acid from the concentrated acid?
poure water on the concentrated acid
Is concentrated sulfuric acid flammable?
is concentrated sulphuric acid toxic
What is the difference between a concentrated acid and strong acid?
Concentrated acid means there's a lot of it; that is, a high concentration. By convention, "concentrated" means "straight out of the stock bottle," for some acids this is nearly pure and for others it's not (phosphoric acid is typically supplied as a solution that's about 70% w/w phosphoric acid, for example). Lab bottles labeled "dilute" usually contain a 6M solution unless otherwise specified. Strong acid means that it fully dissociates in water (at least the first proton, for multiprotic acids). Strong/weak and concentrated/dilute are completely different scales that have nothing to do with each other. * 18.3M sulfuric acid is strong and concentrated * 6M sulfuric acid is strong and dilute * Glacial acetic acid is weak and concentrated * 6M acetic acid is weak and dilute
Is 5m HCl a concentrated weak acid?
No it's a concentrated STRONG acid
What is a chemical reagent of NaCl?
concentrated nitric acid concentrated sulphuric acid
Is concentrated sulfuric acid a liquid?
Yes, concentrated sulfuric acid is a liquid.
