Editing Florence flask

{{Short description|Glass laboratory container}}
{{About|a long neck round body laboratory flask|the oil-water separator|Florentine flask}}
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{{Infobox laboratory equipment
|name    = Florence flask
|image   = Florence-flask.jpg
|alt     = <!-- See Wikipedia:Alternative text for images -->
|caption = Photograph of a 1 liter Florence flask suspended by its neck with a three-finger [[Clamp (tool)|clamp]]
|uses    = Boiling<br />[[Distillation]]
|related = [[Round-bottom flask]]
}}

A '''Florence flask'''/'''boiling flask''' is a type of [[Laboratory flask|flask]] used as an item of [[laboratory glassware]] and is named after the city [[Florence]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Florence+flask|title=Definition of FLORENCE FLASK|website=Merriam-webster.com|access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> It is used as a container to hold liquids. A Florence flask has a round body, a long neck, and often a flat bottom. It is designed for uniform heating, boiling, distillation and ease of swirling; it is produced in a number of different glass thicknesses to stand different types of use. They are often made of [[borosilicate glass]] for heat and chemical resistance.  Traditional Florence flasks typically do not have a [[ground glass joint]] on their rather longer necks, but typically have a slight lip or flange around the tip of the neck.  The common volume for a Florence flask is 1 [[litre]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Robert|title=Illustrated guide to home chemistry experiments: all lab, no lecture|year=2008|publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc |page=17 |isbn=978-0-596-51492-1 |location= Sebastopol, Calif. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DuJLYq4IkL0C&q=florence+flask&pg=PA17}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Erlenmeyer flask]]
* [[Round-bottom flask]]

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