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Laboratory flasks fall into the category of laboratory apparatus known as glassware.
There are several types of laboratory flasks, all of which have different functions within the laboratory. However in all cases they are used to hold liquid substances which are undergoing experimentation or analysis.
The most common types of flask are:
| Image | Name | Alternate name/description |
|---|---|---|
| Erlenmeyer flask | Conical flask | |
| None yet | Round-bottom flask | A flask with a spherical body and one or more necks with ground glass joints |
| None yet | Flat-bottomed flask | A flask with a spherical body, a flat bottom, and one or more necks with ground glass joints |
| None yet | Retort | A spherical vessel with a long downward-pointing neck |
| Florence flask | A flask with a round body and one longer neck without a ground glass joint | |
| Büchner flask | Thick-walled conical flask with a short hose-connection tube on the side of the neck | |
| Volumetric flask | High precision volume measurement | |
| Dewar flask | Good thermal insulator |
Laboratory glassware | Wet chemistry
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