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Laboratory E138 - General Chemistry Laboratory I

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|  Balance Analytical  | |  Sartorius CP153 Balance  | |  Dry Bath   | |  Conductivity Meter  | |  Centrifuge - Eppendorf 5415C   | |  Centrifuge - Fisher Scientific   | |  Centrifuge - IEC Clinical  | |  Freezer   | |  Humidity Meter  | |  Microscope  | |  Micro-Pipetters   | |  Ovens   | |  pH Meters   | |  Refrigerator   | |  Sonicator  | |  Stirrers/Hot Plates  | |  Temperature Bath  | |  Vortex   | |  DI Water System   | |  Other Equipment   |


Balance - Analytical

Balance Analytical

Ohaus GA 200
Precision: ±0.2mg

Specifications:

  • Weighing range: 40g/200g
  • Readability: 0.1mg
  • Taring (by subtraction): 40 g/200 g
  • Pan size: 3.5" diameter
  • Below Balance Weighing: Standard
  • Weighing chamber: 6" x 7.4" x 10.2"
  • Dimensions (w x h x d): 8.1" x 12.1" x 17.5"
  • Operating temperature range: 10° - 40° C

Date of last Calibration: August 15, 2008
Calibration Report available by request: Kimberly Tomasi, A121, 301-975-4533.


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Balance Top Loader

Balance

Sartorius CP153
Precision: 1mg

Specifications:

  • Weighing capacity: 150
  • Readability: 0.001g
  • Tare Range: -150g
  • Repeatability: <±0.001g
  • Linearity: <±0.001g
  • Response Time: <1.5s
  • Operating temperature range: +10 to +30 °C
  • Allowable ambient operating temperature: 0 to +40 °C
  • Pan Size (inner diameter): 110 mm
  • Weighing chamber height: 50mm

Date of last Calibration: August 15, 2008
Calibration Report available by request: Kimberly Tomasi, A121, 301-975-4533.


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Dry Bath

Fisher Scientific Uri-Spin

Labnet Digital Dry Bath

Specifications:

  • Temperature Range: Ambient &plus:5°C to 150 °C
  • Temperature resolution: ± 0.1°C
  • Temperature uniformity: ± 0.2°C
  • Temperature accuracy: ± 0.3°C
  • Block chamber: Stainless steel
  • Dry bath blocks: 1.5 mL, 15 mL, and 50 mL centrifuge tubes

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Centrifuge

Eppendorf 5415C

Eppendorf 5415C

Specifications:

  • Rotational Speed: continuously adjustable from 1,000 to 14,000 rpm (± 1%)
  • Acceleration time: approx. 10 sec
  • Deceleration time: approx. 15 sec
  • Dimensions: 21.0 cm (w) x 28.0 cm (h) x 28.5 cm (d)

Rotor:

  • 18-place rotor F-45-18-11 for 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tubes
  • Diameter of bore: 11mm
  • Angle of bore: 45°
  • Max. load per bore: 4.2 g
  • Max. rotational speed: 14,000 rpm
  • Max. centrifugal force: RCF = 16,000
  • K-value for rotor: k = 469 h
  • Max. permitted density of liquids: 1.2 g/ml
  • Weight: 1.0 lb

*For information about the relative centrifugal force please contact Yamali Hernandez or consult the manual in the laboratory*


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Centrifuge

Fisher Scientific Uri-Spin

Fisher Scientific Uri-Spin
Model 430

Specifications:

  • No information available

Rotor:

  • 5-place rotor for 15ml centrifuge tubes

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Centrifuge

IEC Clinical Centrifuge
IEC Clinical Centrifuge

IEC Clinical Centrifuge

Specifications:

  • Max. rotational speed: 7,000 rpm

Rotor:

  • Capacity: 4-place rotor for 15ml and 50ml Centrifuge tubes
                    2-place (4 place rotor) for Titanium Cells- SANS

*No other information is available.*


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Conductivity Meter

Conductivity Meter

Orion Model 130
Measurement Modes
ConductivityRangeResolution
   0.0 to 199.9 µS cm-1
0 to 1999 µS cm-1
0.00 to 19.99 µS cm-1
0.0 to 199.9 mS cm-1
0 to 500 mS cm-1
0.1 µS cm-1
1 µS cm-1
0.01 µS cm-1
0.1 mS cm-1
1 mS cm-1
  
Accuracy±0.5% of measurement value ± 1 digit at operating temperature -10 °C to +55 °C
  
Salinity   
     Range0.0 to 70.0
     Resolution0.1
      Accuracy± 0.1 in the range 0.0 to 42.0 test sample temperature 5 °C to 25 °C
± 0.2 in the range 0.0 to 42.02 at test sample temperature 0 °C to 5 °C
better than 3% of measurement value in the range 42.0 to 70.0
  
TDS   
     Range0 to 1999 mg/l
     Resolution1 mg/l
     Accuracy ± 2 % ± 1 digit at test sample temperature 15 °C to 35 °C
  
Temperature   
     Range -5 to 99.9 °C
     Resolution0.1 °C
     Accuracy 0.1 °C ± 1 digit at operating temperature -10 °C to +55 °C
  
Cell constantSetting ranges: 0.1 and 0.475 cm-1 fixed
                     0.45 to 1.30 cm-1 adjustable
  
Reference Temperature 20 °C or 25 °C selectable

Conductivity Meter

Horiba Twin Model B-173

Users can either place a single drop of sample on the meter’s flat sensor or immerse the meter directly into the solution being tested. Additional information can be found on the Horiba website.

PrincipleAC bipolar method
Measurement MethodsConductivity/sodium chloride salinity converson
Conductivity Measurement Range0 – 19.9 mS/cm
Measurement Ranges
  1. 0 – 199 µS/cm ±1µS/cm step
  2. 0.2 – 1.99 µS/cm ±0.01µS/cm step
  3. 1. 2.0 – 19.9 µS/cm ±0.1µS/cm step
Accuracy±2% full scale ±1 digit
(over 10 mS/cm: ±3% full scale ±1 digit)
Salinity conversion display range0 – 1.1%
Repeatability±1% full scale
Measurement Temperature Range5°C - 35°C
Temperature CompensationAutomatic, 2%/°C (fixed)
Compensation temperature 25°C
Dimensions150 mm x 27 mm x 16 mm

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Freezer

Freezer

VWR Revco Technologies
Model Number: U2005GA14

Specifications:

  • Temperature: -20°C

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Humidity Meter

Humidity Meter

Dickson TH550

Specifications:

Range:

  • Temperature: -30 °C to 50 °C
  • Humidity: 0 to 95% (no-condensing)
  • Dew Point: -30 to 50 °C
  • Resolution: 1% RH, 1°

Accuracy

  • Temperature: ±1 °C
  • Humidity: ±2% RH from 0 to 60%,±3% RH from 61 to 95% at 23 °C
  • Humidity Sensor: Thin Film Capacitor
  • Dew Point Accuracy: ±2 °C
  • Temperature Sensor: Thermistor
  • Sample Rate: Approx. 1 per second
  • Average Response Time: 5 seconds to move 60% of full scale in air moving 15 feet/second
  • Ambient operating conditions: 0 to 50 °C, 0 to 90% RH
  • Dimensions: 6.25" x 2.5" x 1.9"
  • Probe dimensions: .92" diameter, 5.9" long on a 6" cord
  • Weight: 11 oz.

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Microscope

Microscope

Cambridge Instruments Galen III

Specifications:

  • Please see this pdf file for specifications.

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Pipettes

Pipetters

Rainin Pipetman®
Models:
P-20
P-200
P-1000

*Day of last calibration: August 15, 2008

Oxford Benchmate® Pipette
Models:
0.1 - 20 µL
20 - 200 µL

*Day of last calibration: August 29, 2008


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Ovens

Model 201

Fisher Isotemp© Oven
Junior Model 201
Catalog number: 13-244-1

Specifications:

  • Capacity: 1 cu ft
  • Temperature range: 40° to 200° C
  • Temperature Uniformity: ±0.5° C at 100° C, ±1.4° C at 200° C
  • Maximum variation: ±0.8° at 100° C, ±1.8° C at 200° C
  • Heating Rate: 54 Min. to 100° C, 83 Min. to 100° C
  • Dimensions outside (W x D x H, inches): 16 1/8 x 16 ½ x 22 7/8
  • Dimensions inside (W x D x H, inches): 12 x 12 ¼ x 11 ¼

*This is a drying oven. It can be used at anytime and we do not require sign up.


Model 58

Fisher Scientific Isotemp® Furnace 650 Series
Model 58

Specifications:

Performance Characteristics

  • Operating range: Ambient to 1125° C
  • Average Uniformity: ± 5° C
  • Set Point Repeatability: ± 1° C
  • Set Point Accuracy: ± 5° C
  • Rise Time: 35 min
  • Recovery Time: 10 min
  • Cool Down, door open (1125° C to 200° C): 25 min
  • Chamber Volumes: 0.58 cu ft
  • Chamber dimensions (W x D x H): 12 x 14 x 6 in

*This oven must be signed out to use*


Vacuum Oven

Barnstead Lab-line Oven

Barnstead Lab-line
Model 3608-5

Specifications:

  • Temperature range: From slightly above ambience to 220° C
  • Chamber dimensions: 10"W x 12"D x 10"H
  • Volume: 0.7 cu. ft.

*To use this oven, logging your use is required.*


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pH Meter

Bench Top pH Meter

YSI EcoSense© pH 10

Handheld pen style pH meter and temperature probe.

Specifications:

 TemperaturepH
Range0.0 - 99.9 °C0.00 - 14.00 units
Resolution0.1°C0.01 units
Accuracy±0.3°C±0.01 units & ±1 LSD

Bench Top pH Meter

Bench top Meter
Cole Parmer Economy ph/mV/°C

* No more information is available.*


Bench Top pH Meter
Mettler Toledo S20 Seven Easy pH

pH meter

Specifications:

  • pH range: 0.00 to 14.0 pH
  • Resolution: 0.01 pH
  • Relative Accuracy: ±0.01 pH
  • Overall Milllivolt Range: -1999 to 1999mV
  • Resolution: 1 mV
  • Relative Accuracy: ±1 mV
  • Temperature: -5.0 to 105.0°C
  • Resolution: 0.1°C
  • Relative Accuracy: ±0.5°C
  • No. of buffer values: 3

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Refrigerator

refrigerator

Fisher Scientific Isotemp® Refrigerator
Model Number: 97-938-1

Specifications:

  • 27"H x 19 ½" W x 18 ¼" D
  • Temperature: 2° to 7° C

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Sonicator

Sonicator

VWR Ultrasonic Cleaner
Model 75D

*Use tap water ONLY. NO DI Water.*

*No more information is available.*


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Stirrers/Hot Plates

CorningCorning 420DCaframo

Corning PC-420

Specifications:

  • Temperature range: 25-550° C
  • Size: 5" x 7" Pyroceram® top
  • Stir range: 60-1100 rpm
Corning PC-420D

Specifications:

  • Temperature range: 5-550° C
  • Size: 5" x 7" Pyroceram® top
  • Stir range: 60-1100 rpm

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Temperature Bath

Temperature Bath

VWR Open Bath/Haake Temperature Control Module

Bath Specifications

  • Capacity: 8L
  • Dimensions (W x D x H in): 5 x 18 x 7.5 in
  • Usable Range: 0 -70 °C
Haake DC3 Control Module

Specifications

  • Operating Temperature: -30..200 °C
  • Temperature accuracy (±K): 0.01
  • Pump Pressure max. (mbar): 300
  • Circulation capacity open (l/min): 17
  • Max. flow rate during circulation
  • using 12mm ø hoses (l/min): 12.5
  • Immersion depth from..to (mm): 95..140
  • Low liquid level protection: fixed
  • Alarm signaling: opt. + acoust.
  • Temperature setting: digital

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VORTEX

Vortex

Daigger Vortex
Genie 2

Specifications:

  • The VORTEX-GENIE 2 mixer is classified as "Installation Category 2"
  • Environmental: 0°C - 38°C, Humidity 95%

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DI Water System

DI Water

Provided by US Filters

Specifications:

  • Resistivity: 15-20 MΩ
  • Organic Content: 20-50 ppm
  • Particulate Matter: <0.2 µm

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Other Equipment:

Dishwasher

Dishwasher


Lamps - Leico

Lamps - Leico



Last modified 08-May-2008