0
Why must the glass tubing be wrapped with a cloth or paper towel before breaking?
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
This is a safety precaution to prevent injury to the experimenter's hands. Glass tubing may splinter or shatter if scored incorrectly or if there was a defect in manufacturing.
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are the safety precautions and techniques when inserting a glass tubing in a rubber stopper?
never attempt to insert glass tubing that has a jagged end, all glass tubing should be fire polished before its inserted into a rubber stopper. Use water or glycerin as a lubricant at the end of the glass tubing before inserting it into the rubber stopper. ask teacher for proper lubricant. Protect hands and fingers by wearing leather gloves or placing a folded cloth between your hands and the tubing. hold it as close as possible to the part it is inserted to the rubber stopper. always point the tubing away from the palm of your hand that holds the stopper. use a twisting motion and push the tubing into the stopper. At the end of the experiment put on leather gloves or place the folded cloth between your hands and the tubing and remover the stoppers from the tubing to keep them from sticking to the glass. if it wont budge, use lubricant.
Why are blocks of ice wrapped in thick jute cloth when they are transported?
The jute acts as an insulator and it slows the melting of the ice.
When assembling a loadbreak elbow what kind of abrasive cloth is used to prep the insulation and compression lug before the cable is pushed into the elbow?
aluminum oxide abrasive cloth
What do kenyans wear?
clothesyes that's rite... they wear clothes...how fortunate
What is a damp cloth?
A damp cloth is a piece of cloth that is slightly wet.
In ancient Egypt what was a preserved body wrapped in cloth?
the acient Egypt preserved body wrapped in cloth is a mummie or mummies
what is the guru grant sahib wrapped in?
A cloth
What is an embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips called?
They are wrapped in hundreds of yards of linen.
What was Jesus wrapped in?
A shroud or cloth after his death. After his birth, he was wrapped in swaddling clothes. The shroud of turin.
What is a sachet in culinary?
spices wrapped in cheese cloth
What was first used as a baseball?
a stone wrapped i n cloth
What where mummies wrapped up with?
mummies were wraped in linen cloth
Why are dead Muslims wrapped in cloth?
They are wrapped in clothes so they are respected. Muslims believe that love for everyone and hatred for none.
What did people wrap the pharaohs from ancient Egypt in?
They wrapped them in linen cloth
How do egyptians rap mummies?
they wrapped the mummy in some sort of linen cloth
Did the mummies have jewels wrapped in the cloth?
Doubt it, people have always been to greedy for that.
What is a sentence using the word Cloth?
Ships sails, bed sheets and city suits are made out of different types of cloth. Traditional cheeses are wrapped in cheese cloth to mature.
