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Reading the Graduated Cylinder. And All about the Meniscus. Reading the Graduated Cylinder. Liquids in glass and some plastic containers curve at the edges Changing the diameter of the cylinder will change the shape of the curve This curve is called the MENISCUS.
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Reading the Graduated Cylinder And All about the Meniscus
Reading the Graduated Cylinder • Liquids in glass and some plastic containers curve at the edges • Changing the diameter of the cylinder will change the shape of the curve • This curve is called the MENISCUS
Reading the Graduated Cylinder • Your eye should be level with the top of the liquid You should read to the bottom of the MENISCUS
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