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What is the curve of the top surface of water in a graduated a graduated cylinder called?
Adhesion is responsible for the surface of the water in a graduated cylinder that is slightly curved at the sides.
When reading a scale of water do you read of the tip of the water or the bottom curve?
In a graduated cylinder, the water or liquid will tend to pull its surface up the side just a bit. This curved shape is call the meniscus. You should read the level at the lowest point of the meniscus, in the center. Turn the cylinder so that the markings are toward you, so you can see the low point of the meniscus behind the markings to get your measurement. There are a few liquids which want to pull away from the edges, which will thus have an inverted meniscus. For these, you would read the high point.
How is the meniscus used in measuring the volume of liquids?
AnswerA meniscus is when the attractive force between the liquid and the container is greater than the attraction between the individual liquid molecules. This causes the liquid to "stick" to the side of the container, creating a curve. The volume must be read at the bottom of the meniscus.
Is a meniscus the scale on a Triple beam balance?
If it is, I'll be damned.a meniscus, as far as I know, is the maximum curve of a liquid in a measuring cylinder. you read the volume from there.
What liquid's meniscus curve up?
Water's meniscus curves up. Mercury's meniscus curves down.
Point at the bottom of curve of a liquid in a graduated cylinder?
miniscus
What is the name of the curve on the graduated cylinder?
The curve on a graduated cylinder is called a meniscus. It occurs due to surface tension between the liquid and the container, causing the liquid to curve at the edges. When measuring volume in a graduated cylinder, the bottom of the meniscus should be used for accurate readings.
What is the liquid curve in a graduated cylinder called?
The liquid curve is called a meniscus.
Can you explain how to read the meniscus in a graduated cylinder when measuring the volume of a liquid?
To read the meniscus in a graduated cylinder when measuring liquid volume, look at the bottom of the curve where the liquid meets the cylinder. Read the measurement at eye level to get an accurate volume reading.
Why you use graduated cylinder to measure 55 ml?
A graduated cylinder is used to precisely measure volumes of liquid. By pouring the liquid carefully into the graduated cylinder and reading the measurement at the bottom of the meniscus (liquid curve), you can accurately measure 55 ml of liquid.
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."
What is the curve at the top of a liquid graduated cylinder called?
menniscus
Do you measure volume to the top or bottom of the muniscus?
The meniscus is a curve in the surface of a liquid that is caused by surface tension and by the attraction between the liquid and the sides of the container. The bottom of the meniscus represents the most accurate measurement because the lines of a graduated cylinder are in the middle of the graduated cylinder.
What is the significance of the lower meniscus in determining the volume of a liquid in a graduated cylinder?
The lower meniscus is important in determining the volume of a liquid in a graduated cylinder because it is the curved surface at the bottom of the liquid level. When measuring volume, the measurement is taken at the bottom of the meniscus to ensure accuracy, as the liquid tends to curve slightly at the edges due to surface tension.
What is the bottom of the curve of liquid in a graduate cylinder?
meniscus
When you are measuring the volume of water in a graduated cylinder do you look at the top of the meniscus or the bottom of the meniscus?
You should always measure the volume of liquid in a graduated cylinder at the bottom of the meniscus, where the curve of the liquid meets the cylinder's surface. This ensures an accurate reading of the volume contained in the cylinder.
What must a student do to obtain a volume of 12.5 milliliters of liquids in a graduated cylinder shown in the diagram?
The student should pour and measure the liquid carefully until the meniscus reaches the 12.5 mL mark on the graduated cylinder. The volume is read at the bottom of the concave curve of the liquid.
