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A boiling tube is essentially a scaled-up [[test tube]], being about 50% larger. They are made from borosilicate glass that can withstand high temperatures, and thus can be directly exposed to the hot flame of a burner without risk or breaking.
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A boiling tube is essentially a scaled-up [[test tube]], being about 50% larger. They are made from good quality borosilicate glass that can withstand high temperatures, and thus can be directly exposed to the hot flame of a burner without risk or breaking.
  
 
Boiling tubes are designed to be wide enough to allow substances to boil violently. This is because a test tube is too narrow, which means that the boiling liquid can burst out of the end of test tubes when heated, as there is no room for the gas bubbles to escape independently of the surrounding liquid.  
 
Boiling tubes are designed to be wide enough to allow substances to boil violently. This is because a test tube is too narrow, which means that the boiling liquid can burst out of the end of test tubes when heated, as there is no room for the gas bubbles to escape independently of the surrounding liquid.  

Revision as of 15:01, 20 June 2018

A boiling tube is a small cylindrical vessel used to strongly heat substances in the flame of a Bunsen burner.

General

A boiling tube is essentially a scaled-up test tube, being about 50% larger. They are made from good quality borosilicate glass that can withstand high temperatures, and thus can be directly exposed to the hot flame of a burner without risk or breaking.

Boiling tubes are designed to be wide enough to allow substances to boil violently. This is because a test tube is too narrow, which means that the boiling liquid can burst out of the end of test tubes when heated, as there is no room for the gas bubbles to escape independently of the surrounding liquid.

Availability

Boiling tubes can be bought from lab suppliers and online.

See also

References

Relevant Sciencemadness threads