Laboratory Equipment - AP Chemistry

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You are trying to create a new chemical structure. You need exactly 9mL of phenyllithium for your next reaction. Which measuring tool would be the most accurate to measure out that liquid?

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When measuring any liquid in the lab, a volumetric pipet or flask is always going to be the most accurate. This makes the 9mL volumetric pipet the best choice.

There is no such thing as a 9mL watch glass. Though a 10mL syringe and graduated cylinder would be quite accurate, the 9mL volumetric pipet is more accurate, and remember the question asked for the best out of the answer choices. A beaker is very inaccurate and should only be used to transfer solutions, not to measure them.

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