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Uncertainty of Volumetric Glassware 1

Glassware

Volume in mL

± Uncertainty in mL

% of Volume

Volumetric pipets

5.00
10.00
25.00

0.01
0.02
0.03

0.20
0.20
0.12

Volumetric flasks

50.00
100.00
250.0

0.05
0.08
0.10

0.10
0.08
0.04

Buret

50.00
100.00

0.05
0.10

0.10
0.10

Erlenmeyer flasks

100
250

5
10

5
4

Beaker

50
100

5
5

10
5

Graduated cylinder

10.0
100.0

0.1
0.5

1
0.5

1J. S. Fritz and G. H. Schenk, Quantitative Analytical Chemistry, 3rd ed., Allyn & Bacon, Boston, 1974, p. 560
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