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It is due to surface tension. Which is the "fight" between the forces of the solid (graduated cylinder) and the surrounding gas (air). On the liquid in the cylinder. This fight can be positive, negative or zero. Water on glass, is negative. As in the water level is higher along the edges than it is in the center. Whereas Mercury on glass is positive. The center is the highest point. A zero example is rare as in silver and water.
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∙ 11y agoYou might not need that much of that liquid. It is used for measuring out certain amounts of liquid. That is why it is graduated.
The graduations usually stop a centimeter or more below the top, so filling it past the topmost mark gives you an unknown quantity of extra liquid.
Also, graduated cylinders often have a small pouring lip; if you try to fill it to the top, you'll wind out with some dribbling down the side.
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∙ 8y agoThe graduate cylinder is an instrument; we need to know in laboratories and also in kitchens to know the volumes used.
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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. ...
I need pictures of beaker and graduated cylinder?
graduated cylinder
Would you use a beaker or a graduated cylinder to measure isopropyl alcohol?
Graduated Cylinder.
What is the use of graduated cylinder in laboratory?
the use of graduated cylinder is for measuring liquid objects
How is an graduated cylinder harmful?
A graduated cylinder is not a harmful object ! Of course, I don't suppose that you want to break a glass cylinder.
How do I find the volume of an irregular object using a graduated cylinder?
To determine the volume of an irregular object using graduated cylinders, you fill a graduated cylinder with water right to the top, then submerge the object in the water. Measure the water that overflows using a second graduated cylinder, and read the water level in it in cc's or cubic inches. That is the object's volume.
How do you measure a solid using a graduated cylinder?
Fill the graduated cylinder with water, and measure the volume. Now put the item in, measure the water's volume again, and take the difference
What is the curve at the top of a liquid graduated cylinder called?
menniscus
What is the name of the curve you see at the top of a graduated cylinder?
the meniscus
How you find out the volume of a solid rock using only water and graduated cylinder?
things needed: graduate cylinder, water, and the rock 1) fill the graduated cylinder to the top with water 2) next, take the rock and slowly emerge it into the water ( water will spill over the top of the glass so do so in a sink or outside on the cement ) 3) last, the amount of water left in the cylinder is the volume of your rock
How can you accurately find the volume of a can of Coke?
Put it in a graduated cylinder. a) Find a graduated cylinder big enough to hold a can of Coke. b) Make sure it has a small scale. (Smaller scales are more accurate.) c) Fill the graduated cylinder with water to a mark on the cylinder. d) Find how much higher the water is when you drop the can in.
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. ...
What is the curve of the top surface where the water is in a graduated cylinder called?
that would be the meniscus
What is the difference between graduated cylinder and cylinder?
The graduated cylinder is obviously graduated and the other one isn't.
What is a plastic bumper on a graduated cylinder?
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.
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"
