All you need to know about laboratory glassware

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All you need to know about laboratory glassware

• Laboratory glassware means is a large variety of
  glassware used in Laboratory. While there are
  some new plastic substitutes to laboratory
  glassware, glassware still holds up better. It
  has components that allow it to hold instable
  chemicals that certain plastics just dont have.
  Its fighting to chemicals is what gives glass so
  much more potential in any laboratory. Glass can
  be formed into many shapes and sizes by edging,
  cutting, bending, and blowing.  Yet this has
  become needed in recent years to substitute glass
  vessels for cheaper, stronger and less fragile
  plastic materials. Some materials and tests or
  applications still require the use of glassware.
  Glass is a great material for fighting chemicals.
  It takes a long time to break down, unlike
  plastic and plastic substitutes.
• Types of glassware
• There are vast variety of glasswares in the
  laboratory. They can be made from various types
  of glass depending on the purpose. 
• Bulb and graduated pipettes are used to transport
  specific amount of liquids from one place to
  another.
• Beakers is used to hold samples of the solution.
• Condensers is used to cool heated liquid and gas.
• Retorts are used for concentration purposes.
• Graduates cylinders is similar to beaker .it
  helps to allow checking of volumes.
• Slides used to hold items under a microscope for
  in section.
• Vials is a small bottle to store samples.

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Tips for Choosing Right Glassware With such a
wide range of glassware in the workplace and
maximum care required in all experiments, for
these reasons, its essential to purchase
tempered laboratory glass that can withstand
higher degrees of these dangers. There are
different kinds of technical glass types
available, each with different properties, making
them useful for differing applications like soda
Lime Glass is suitable for short experiences to
chemicals and it helps to limit heat pressure
and because of its good physical and chemical
properties. Borosilicate glass products such as
Pyrex or Kimax brand should be selected for uses
where temperatures can change quickly. Extreme
temperature changes can cause devastating of
ordinary glassware. PRECAUTIONS It is important
to take proper precautions, while using
laboratory glassware. While glass is on
chemicals there are the chances of breaking of
the glass. If the temperature is too hot, the
glass will burst and if the temperature are too
hot the glass get brittle. Glass is subject to
break under lot of pressure of acids.  Its
important to purchase tempered laboratory glass
that can survive higher degrees of these
dangers. Moreover, its always a good idea to
properly train your workforce or students on the
properties of laboratory glass and what it is not
proficient of. Even when using the suitable
glassware, extreme attention should be used when
working at extreme temperatures. Personal
protective equipment such as shielded gloves and
hot pads should be willingly available for
handling heated glassware. CLEANING OF
GLASSWARE It is also important to keep
laboratory glassware clean .While most of the
people thinks cleaning of glassware in hot water
is good, but not in the case of glasswares of
laboratory. Clean the apparatus in cold water to
ensure that protein residues are removed. While
using brushes, be careful to avoid damaging the
inner of the product.  You can use disinfectant
solutions to soak your glassware to help you
clean off any chemicals or biological
resistance. It should be take care while
purchasing the glass products. After washing
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glassware, be sure to clean thoroughly to prevent
contamination. Any glassware with cracks and
scratches should be discarded immediately. PL
Supplies provides the best laboratory glassware
to the people around the world at very
affordable cost. DISPOSING GLASSWARE The
glassware should be disposed of properly. Broken
glasses should not be discarded with regular
trash. Do not try to pick up broken glass without
using cut-resistant gloves and or a dust pan and
broom.
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