How to Acid Wash Glassware
Incompletely cleaned glassware is one of the major causes of experimental failure. Many experimental glassware looks clean, but its surface may have adsorbed various trace atoms, organic matter, soluble substances, etc. Some extra effort can be made to avoid these mistakes while cleaning with detergents. What steps must we follow to remove stubborn stains from glassware? Let's read together to find out! Acid washing glassware The surface of most new, unused glassware will be weakly alkaline. Therefore, when performing precision chemistry experiments, glassware needs to be soaked in a [...]
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