7.1: Flame-Drying Glassware
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Clamp the flask to be dried (and stir bar if using) to a ring stand or latticework with an extension clamp. Remove any vinyl sleeves on the clamps as they will catch on fire. |
Heat the flask with a Bunsen burner or heat gun for several minutes until all the fog is removed and glassware is scorching hot. | Handle hot glassware with thick gloves. | Cool in a water-free environment (in a desiccator, under a stream of inert gas, or with a drying tube). |