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Not to be confused with biuret.

Diagram of modern burette

A burette (also buret) is a vertical cylindrical piece of laboratory glassware with a
volumetric graduation etched permanently on its full length and a precision tap, or stopcock
with plug and bore, on the bottom. The commonly used stopcocks can be a ground-glass
barrel or a plastic plug made of PTFE, depending on the liquid to be carried. It is used to
dispense known amounts of a liquid reagent in experiments for which such precision is
necessary, such as in a volumetric analysis. Burettes are extremely accurate, and have very
small accuracy tolerances.[1]

Capacity,
mL
10
25
50
100

Subdivision,
mL
0.05
0.10
0.10
0.20

Burette accuracy tolerances

Class A and precision grade Class B and standard grade
accuracy, mL
accuracy, mL
0.02
0.04
0.03
0.06
0.05
0.10
0.10
0.20

Burettes measure from the top since they are used to measure liquids dispensed out the
bottom. The difference between starting and final volume is the amount dispensed. Burettes
are used primarily for titration, to deliver one reactant until the precise end point of the
reaction is reached.

References
1.

^ Pradyot Patnaik (2003). "Specifications for volumetric ware". Dean's

Handbook of Analytical Chemistry, 2nd Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780071410601.

External links

Using a Burette from ChemLab at Dartmouth College demonstrating how to use a

burette correctly

http://core.ecu.edu/chem/chemlab/equipment/images/burette.jpg

Use of the Buret

Digital burette and selecting the right digital burette

Margin of error for volumetric measuring instruments

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See also: Instruments used in medical laboratories

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