Wednesday, December 13, 2017

experimental chemistry - How to remove a stuck stopper from a flask?


How do I remove a stopper that has been stuck in the neck of a 100 mL round bottom flask since I forgot to wipe the neck of the flask. A salt was formed in the 100 mL flask and the stopper is just stuck like cement. Is there anyway to remove it without breaking the flask, breaking the stopper, or heating the flask (since I don't want to interfere with the product)?




Answer



Is it a hollow glas stopper?


Sometimes, it helps to hold the flask at the body and hit the corner of the lab bench with the stopper. If that doesn't help, heat the neck of the flask carefully with a heat gun.


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