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Boiling Tube

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Meaning

A boiling tube is a glass container, slightly bigger than a test tube, used as a container for small volumes of chemicals in chemical reactions.

About Boiling Tubes

Boiling tubes are more resistant to the effects of heating than test tubes as they are less likely to crack when heated by a flame.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A boiling tube is a glass container, slightly bigger than a test tube, used as a container for small volumes of chemicals in chemical reactions.

About Boiling Tubes

A boiling tube is a type of a reaction vessel used to contain a small volume of a reaction mixture.
Boiling tubes are more resistant to the effects of heating than test tubes as they are less likely to crack when heated by a flame.