confused

[bjamm]

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so on the first exam of Bootcamp theres this question:

29. Which of the following pieces of laboratory equipment would be best for a chemist to use to measure 8.7 mL of a solution?

answer is pipet. I read the explanation and it confused me even more lol

I had a similar question in the 2016 DAT Destroyer(cant recall the number) and it said buret. I thought it was buret too.


can someone tell me which is right/more accurate? thank you!

 

[8_man]

Don't overthink it! Just keep these two things in mind for this problem:

1. Pipettes are for transferring precise amounts of liquids.

2. Burets are for titrations involving precise amounts of liquids.

 

[Orka]

There are different types of pipets - volumetric, graduated, disposable, etc. Some pipets are not very precise and are meant more for transferring than measuring liquid, while others are very precise and measure the volume of liquid.

A volumetric pipet gives a more precise solution measurement than a buret.

That's incorrect, a burette is more accurate. Titrations require very accurate measurements, which is why we use a burette.

Don't overthink it! Just keep these two things in mind for this problem:

1. Pipettes are for transferring precise amounts of liquids.

2. Burets are for titrations involving precise amounts of liquids.

I don't think he's overthinking it, his question is legit. But you brought up good information 🙂

 

[flying nimbus855]

That's incorrect, a burette is more accurate. Titrations require very accurate measurements, which is why we use a burette.

From the little chemistry i remember, Orka is correct.

 

[Bubba7]

To answer it correctly on the DAT, look at the wording and count decimal places. 0.1 mL value along with "transferring/measuring" would be a pipet. 0.01mL place value along with information that would infer a titration, choose buret. If the information doesn't infer a titration, I'd still choose buret based off decimal places even though my lab uses pipets for accuracy up to 0.001ml.

 

[Orka]

To answer it correctly on the DAT, look at the wording and count decimal places. 0.1 mL value along with "transferring/measuring" would be a pipet. 0.001mL place value along with information that would infer a titration, choose buret. If the information doesn't infer a titration, I'd still choose buret based off decimal places even though my lab uses pipets for accuracy up to 0.001ml.

0.001mL is a 1μl. You rather use a pipette for values that small. But for 8.7mL (OP's question from Bootcamp), the answer should be burette. Bootcamp made a mistake.