TUTORIAL : GLASS WORKS

NAME: _____________________________GROUP: ____________________DATE:_______________

1. Why do we need to cut a glass tube?

2. Why is it required to round off the freshly cut edges of the glass tube or the glass rod?

3. Why is the red-hot tube bent slowly when bending of a glass tube?

4. Why should the tube be rotated while heating?

5. Why should we use triangular file?

6. Can we use round file for cutting a glass tube? Give reason.

7. Name two types of glass tubes which you use in chemistry lab.

8. Why should we not apply the force when the tube becomes hard?

9. Why should we avoid multiple scratches on tube for cutting purpose?

10. Why do we select a tube for bending which is neither too thin nor too thick?

Total : 10 marks