Graduated cylinder

1. What is it?
Graduated cylinder is a common piece of laboratory equipment used to measure
the volume of a liquid. It has a narrow cylindrical shape. Each marked line on the
graduated cylinder represents the amount of liquid that has been measured.
2. Parts

Peak
Glass tube
Graduated
Base

3. Size or types
Glass graduated cylinder without cap
Glass graduated cylinder with cap
Plastic graduated cylinder with cap
Plastic graduated cylinder without cap
4. Dimensions
High: 7,5 mm
Width: 4 mm
Base 81 x 313 mm

5. Material is it made
The Graduated cylinder can be made of glass pyrex or plastic.
6. Color
The Graduated cylinder is Transparent or White
7. Trade mark
Brank, vitlab, hirschmann (Glass Graduated cylinder)
Corning, globe, thermo (Plastic Graduated cylinder)
8. Function or use in laboratory
It is used to contain liquids and to measure volumes in an approximate way.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

https://www.tplaboratorioquimico.com/laboratorio-quimico/materiales-e-

instrumentos-de-un-laboratorio-quimico/probeta.html
http://www.instrumentosdelaboratorio.net/2012/05/probeta.html
https://www.ecured.cu/Probeta_graduada