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Chemistry · Glossary

What is Vacuum filtration?

Definition 28.7 School Chemistry — Grades 1 to 12 · Chapter 28 — Synthesis: Yield and Purity

Vacuum filtration is a filtration in which the liquid is drawn through the filter paper by suction: a flat funnel with a perforated plate (a Büchner funnel) sits on a side-arm flask connected to a vacuum pump.

Vacuum filtration with a Büchner funnel: the pump draws the liquid through quickly and leaves the solid almost dry.
Vacuum filtration with a Büchner funnel: the pump draws the liquid through quickly and leaves the solid almost dry.
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