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A meniscus is a visible curve in a liquid caused by the attraction of the liquid for the sides of the flask. Read the volume of your flask from the bottom of the meniscus.
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When reading a graduated cylinder you look at?
When you read a scale on the side of a container with a meniscus, such as a graduated cylinder or volumetric flask, it's important that the measurement accounts for the ... For mercury, take the measurement from the top of the meniscus. ...
Why do we use the lower meniscus to read the clear liquid and upper meniscus to read the colored liquid?
If the colored liquid is opaque (you can't see through it) you can't see the bottom of the meniscus. If the liquid is like mercury, you can't see through it but it doesn't make any difference because the meniscus is reverse from that of water. You read the top.
What is the curve along the top of a liquids surface?
Meniscus.
State two types of meniscus shape?
Convex and concave or else they are also known as the upper meniscus and the lower meniscus
What is measuring flask?
measuring flask is a measuring flask
What is meniscus in math?
I am not quite sure what the meniscus is in math, but I do know what it is defined as when related to science. The meniscus when talking about science is the curve in a flask or other measuremnt jar in the metric system of the liquid. (the curve of the liquid wether it be up or down is the meniscus, although it is more commonly seen going in a downwards direction)
When reading a graduated cylinder you look at?
When you read a scale on the side of a container with a meniscus, such as a graduated cylinder or volumetric flask, it's important that the measurement accounts for the ... For mercury, take the measurement from the top of the meniscus. ...
Why do we use the lower meniscus to read the clear liquid and upper meniscus to read the colored liquid?
If the colored liquid is opaque (you can't see through it) you can't see the bottom of the meniscus. If the liquid is like mercury, you can't see through it but it doesn't make any difference because the meniscus is reverse from that of water. You read the top.
What is a curved surface on a liquid called?
A meniscus, but whether it has a positive curve or a negative one depends on whether it wets the glass.
What is the meniscus of honey?
nawt
What is a synonyms for the science word meniscus?
water surface meniscus or knee cartilage meniscus?
When water is in a container the surface of the water is curved this curve is called?
The meniscus - the upward curve of a liquid in a narrow vessel.Read more: When_water_is_ina_container_the_surface_of_the_water_is_curved_this_curve_is_called
What is the lowest point of the water level in a graduated cylinder called?
It's called Ya Mum's Panis
What liquid's meniscus curve up?
Water's meniscus curves up. Mercury's meniscus curves down.
Does meniscus always concave?
Do you mean is a meniscus always concave? If so, then no. For example, the meniscus of mercury is convex.
What is the curved surface of a liquid called?
Meniscus
What is the scientific definition of meniscus?
meniscus is the level of a liquid in a cylinder.
