Cooke, Josiah Parsons, 1827-1894 · Boston, Little, Brown and Company · leaf 347
e using the instrument, it is necessary tofill it with the liquid to be decanted. If this liquid is water, thesiphon is easily filled by closing the end of the short leg with thefinger, and, after inverting the instrument, by pouring in water atthe other end, the air being allowed to escape from… … Fig. 295. finger, the water will begin to flow. The siphon can also be filledby dipping the end of the short leg in the liquid, and suckingout the air from the other leg with the mouth. In the labora-tory, the siphon is frequently used for decanting corrosive liquid;and it is then necessaiy to…
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