Chapter 1.1 - Glass Types

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What is ‘glassware’ used for?

Measurements, containment, or storage in the lab

What is chemically stable and clear?

Glassware

What is less expensive and durable?

Plasticware

What are some disadvantages of plasticware?

• Solution evaporation

• Permeability to water vapor

• Surface-bound constituent leaching

• Absorption of dyes, stains, proteins

In what case is plasticware preferred?

It is preferred when chemicals that could damage glass are used. (e.g. alkaline solutions)

What glass is usually made of borosilicate glass with low alkali content?

Thermal-resistant glass

What glass is resistant to heat, corrosion and thermal shock?

Thermal-resistant glass

What glass is used when heating or in the autoclave?

Thermal-resistant glass

What brands create thermal-resistant glass?

Pyrex and Kimax

What glass is composed of aluminum oxide and silica?

Alumina-silicate glass

What glass has higher thermal resistance and durability than borosilicate glass?

Alumina-silicate glass

What glass is chemically stable, radiation resistant, and can be used for optical reflectors and mirrors?

Alumina-silicate glass

What brand creates alumina-silicate glass?

Corex (Corning)

What glass is used for high-precision analytical work?

Alumina-silicate glass

What is also known as soft glass?

Acid-resistant & alkali-resistant glass

What glass is boron-free?

Acid-resistant & alkali-resistant glass

What has less thermal stability than borosilicate glass?

Acid-resistant & alkali-resistant glass

What glass is used when solutions with strong acids or alkalis are made?

Acid-resistant & alkali-resistant glass

What glass is amber-colored?

Low-actinic glass

What glass is used to store and process substances that are sensitive or reactant to light?

Low-actinic glass

What is also known as soda-lime glass?

Flint glass

What glass is composed of silica, soda, and lime?

Flint glass

What is the most common and least expansive type of glass?

Flint glass

What glass is less resistant to high temperatures and not chemically resistant?

Flint glass

What glass is easy to melt and shape, and can release alkali into solution?

Flint glass

What kind of glass is used in glass jars, glass windows?

Flint glass

What glass is inexpensive, and reduces the need to clean?

Disposable glassware

What glass is used to make test tubes, slides, pipettes, Petri dishes?

Disposable glassware