Originally posted by HS Thomas:
I suppose exactly was the keyword .
Measure half the volume of a much heavier <strike >(liquid ,Mercury and pour it into the flask. I don't know what happens when you mix Mercuty and Hcl </strike>
Me too ... but I know what happened when I mixed HCL with nitric acid, I got suspended from chemistry class

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Originally posted by HS Thomas:
Try sand to be on the safe side , and pour into flask.
I prefered liquid bcos it is easier to pour it by tilting.
Originally posted by HS Thomas:
Clever Cloggs ! Are you sure ?
Your vessel has a smaller base than the rim above. So emptying some as you've shown ain't necessarily half. Exactly half in your vessel will show a line ending a bit above the base.
I think!
I am not sure about Vijay's cylinder (it is invisible to my eyes) ... but the general definition for cylinder as per "atomica" is
"The portion of such a surface bounded by two parallel planes and the regions of the planes bounded by the surface."
BTW: Vijay you are correct
[ August 20, 2003: Message edited by: Vinod John ]