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The fill line of a graduated cylinder is known as the meniscus. It is the curved surface of a liquid in the cylinder caused by the surface tension between the liquid and the glass. Scientists must take measurements at the bottom of the meniscus for accuracy.

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What is the line on the graduated cylinder called?

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What is the curved line that forms when water is in a graduated cylinder?

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What is beaker that measures volume?

I've used a lot of beakers, and they're marked on the side. You just fill it to the line you want to use.


What is the the bottom of a curved line in a graduated cylinder?

The "bottom of a curved line" made by the liquid in a graduated cylinder could be called the "measuring line" or "reference line" in the application of that piece of labratory equipment. The curved surface of the liquid itself is called the meniscus, and we look to the bottom of the meniscus to make our reading as to the volume of the liquid in the graduated cylinder. The liquid in the cylinder "grabs" the sides of the cylinder and "pulls itself up" just a bit, and that creates the curve in the surface of the liquid. And that curve, the meniscus (which is from the Greek word for crescent), leaves us with a problem: where do we "read" the volume marked off by the graduations along the side of the cylinder? And the answer is, "At the bottom of the meniscus."


Why are there lines on a graduated cylinder?

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On a hot day a student observes water drops on the outside of a bottle of cold water. Explain this observation in terms of the concept of thermal energy.?

Use the water displacement method. You need a graduated cylinder and some water. Fill the graduated cylinder with enough water so that when you place the rock in the graduated cylinder it will cover the rock. Read the meniscus (the slightly curved line of the water) at eye level. Record your measurement of the water in the graduated cylinder (in mL). Place the rock in the graduated cylinder and record your new measurement of the water line, again at eye level. Subtract the original measurement from the new one to get the volume of the rock.


On a graduated cylinder what does each line represent?

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How do you use measuring cylinder?

A graduated cylinder is used to measure liquid volume in milliliters, mL. When you place a liquid into a glass graduated cylinder, you will see that the "line" at the top of the column of liquid is actually curved downward. This is called the meniscus. When you measure the liquid volume, you record the volume in mL at the bottom of the meniscus.


What is the curved line that a liquid creates when it is placed into a gratuated cylinder is the?

The curved line that a liquid creates in a graduated cylinder is called the meniscus. This curvature occurs due to surface tension and the adhesive forces between the liquid and the walls of the cylinder. In most cases, the meniscus is concave, meaning it dips downward at the edges, and it is important to read the measurement at the bottom of the meniscus for accuracy.


What bottom of the liquid line in a cylinder is called?

its called a meniscus


What is the meniscus line?

A meniscus line is the little line that you have at the top of a liquid. If you fill a glass up with water, the line that seems to sit at the top of the water that you see when you look at the glass at eye level is the meniscus line.


Which is the most accurate way to read graduated cylinder?

at the bottom of the meniscus