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What is a pipette and how is it used?
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There are many types of pipettes (or pipette), but most are essentially a fancier version of a medicine dropper or eye dropper. They are used in a laboratory to transport and/or measure a specific volume of liquid.
Volumetric pipettes allow the user to measure a volume of solution extremely accurately and then add it so something else. They are commonly used to make laboratory solutions from a base stock as well as prepare solutions for titration. They typically only allow you measure one single volume in a particular size pipette (just like with volumetric flasks). Therefore, they come in many different sizes.
There are other types of pipettes also, such as a Pasteur pipette, which is not used to measure the volume of the liquid. It is essentially a large dropper, which can be used to remove liquid from one container and add it to another.
Volumetric pipettes allow the user to measure a volume of solution extremely accurately and then add it so something else. They are commonly used to make laboratory solutions from a base stock as well as prepare solutions for titration. They typically only allow you measure one single volume in a particular size pipette (just like with volumetric flasks). Therefore, they come in many different sizes.
There are other types of pipettes also, such as a Pasteur pipette, which is not used to measure the volume of the liquid. It is essentially a large dropper, which can be used to remove liquid from one container and add it to another.
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