Jennelle Cadogan

Chemistry

Upper 6th A

Assignment #2
Suction Funnel
A Suction Funnel is a piece of laboratory equipment used for filtration. These funnels may be either made of porcelain, glass or ceramic. The filtration material, usually filter paper, is placed on the porous plate of the suction, and the filter paper is moistened with a solvent to prevent initial leakage. The liquid to be filtered is poured into the cylinder and drawn through the perforated plate by vacuum suction. Some glass suction funnels have their bases made of very porous sintered glass, thus eliminating the need for filter paper. This base also acts as a better filter material, however, the filtration process will take a longer time. Some types of filter funnels are the Bchner and Hirsch funnels.

Suction Flask
Suction/Bchner/Sidearm flasks are a flat-bottomed flasks made of very thick and resistant glass. They are usually a cone shape and (Diagram showing the Suction Funnel and Suction Flask)

have a side neck, usually affixed to the side, 2 / 3 up from the bottom.

These flasks are used to cooperate with vacuum aspirator or vacuum pumps in the vacuum filtration, or as additional security during the distillation and other processes carried out under reduced pressure. It is used with a suction funnel to allow for the suction and collection of the filtrate. The suction flask can also be used as a vacuum trap in a vacuum line to ensure that no fluids are carried over from the aspirator or vacuum pump (or other vacuum source) to the evacuated apparatus or vice versa.

Jennelle Cadogan

Chemistry

Upper 6th A

Silica Crucible
A crucible is a container that can withstand very, very high temperatures and is used for metal, glass, and pigment production as well as a number of modern laboratory processes. As the name suggests, a Silica Crucible is a crucible made of silica. It is resistant to very, very temperatures, and is thus mainly used to melt glass. It is also used for evaporation. They are sometimes used as a storage containers as they usually come with suitably sized covers. When heated over a flame, the crucible is often held inside a pipe clay triangle which itself is held on top of a tripod.

Sintered Glass Crucible

Sintered glass is a glass mesh-like material used for filtration. It is preferable to filter paper. Its permanently porous, thus allowing this type of glass to produce various pieces of glassware. The porosity of sintered glass is labelled by integers from 0 5. Sintered glass with a porosity of 0 will have a pore size of 160-250 micrometres and is considered course filtration as fluid will pass through it quickly and some finer solids will pass through. However, those with a porosity of 5 has a pore size of 4-10 micrometres so even ultrafine solids will not pass through and liquids will drop through very slowly. A sintered glass crucible is thus used to mainly to filter solutions and mixtures when the residue is desired and when minimal residue is sought in the filtrate. It is also used in place of filter paper as it can be less porous and is reusable, thus making it cheaper.

Furnace
A furnace is a heating device used in the laboratory to heat substances, mixtures and solutions. However, furnaces allow for heating at very high temperatures and can also maintain the temperature desired for the substance to be heated. The fact that it is enclosed increases safety, and minimises, almost eliminating, changes in temperature within the furnace once that

Jennelle Cadogan Chemistry Upper 6th A temperature is attained. The time taken to reach that temperature depends on the furnace being used, but is normally relatively fast when compared to using a Bunsen burner. Furnaces are insulated to prevent heat loss and to prevent its extremities from getting hot.