Where can I buy these items, for a decent price? Not online, prefferably.
Also, if I am putting acids in these tubes, will the tube melt? I need to put in hydrochloric (muriatic) acid in, etc...
2006-12-29 04:44:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Oh, the same goes for putting acids in the graduated cylinder; will it melt, etc...
2006-12-29 04:45:25 · update #1
If the graduated cylinder is plastic, will it melt, or stuff like that?
2006-12-29 04:55:34 · update #2
You can try where they sell aquariums, pool supplies, or garden shoppes. Some malls have science stores. If you can find a kids chemistry kit it may have some. A good source is given in the reference for online.
2006-12-29 05:54:54 · answer #1 · answered by Peter Boiter Woods 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can search Yahoo Yellow Pages for laboratory equipment, but you may not locate a local business that sells to individuals. I work for a school and we buy out lab equipment from Wards Natural Science. Glass beakers and test tubes should stand up to hydrochloric acid, but you need to make sure you are otherwise properly equipped to handle an acid that can damage your skin as well as the surfaces you are working on. In fact, you will have a much harder time getting someone to sell you the hydrochloric acid than you will finding a source of the glassware.
2006-12-29 13:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by just♪wondering 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hydrochloric acid will not 'melt' glass.
If you wish to purchase test tubes and graduated cylinders, but do not wish to do so online, your best choice is to consult your city's Yellow Pages phone directory for 'laboratory equipment'.
If this does not help you, speak with a university Chemistry department or high school science teacher in your area.
Note: in some jurisdictions, the unlicensed sale of laboratory equipment (and some chemicals) is illegal.
2006-12-29 12:55:20 · answer #3 · answered by versus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://sigmaaldrich.com
If you don't want to buy online, just go to any local university's chemistry department and ask if they can sell you stuff, or where you might find some to buy.
And no, glass won't be dissolved by muriatic acid.
2006-12-29 12:53:03 · answer #4 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.researchsupply.net ( stick with glass it is non-reactive and prevents cross contamination due to being easy to clean )
2006-12-29 12:56:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋