Nessler cylinder

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Nessler cylinders (also called Color comparison cylinders, Color comparing cylinders) are laboratory tubes with a fixed volume, made of glass with optically plane bottom.

General

A Nessler cylinder has the appearance of a long beaker or graduated cylinder without scale. On the walls of the cylinder there are marks of the nominal stroke volume (usually 100 ml) and possibly one half-way mark (50 ml).

Availability

Nessler cylinders can be bought online or from lab suppliers.

Uses

  • Colorimetric analysis (APHA color)

See also

References

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