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| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |When water is in a tube the water sticks to the sides making a 'U' shape called a [[meniscus]]. This makes it difficult to read a measuring cylinder accurately.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |If you are too high you will read a bigger volume than there is. In this case 48ml.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |If you are too low you will read a smaller volume than there is. In this case 46ml.| style="height:20px; width:200px150px; text-align:center;" |When you get to 'eye level' you will read an accurate volume of water. In this case 47ml.
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