IMAGE. Two graduated cylinders with plastic bumper guards (10-ml graduated cylinder on the left, and 25-ml graduated cylinder on the right).
Graduated cylinders are used to measure the volume of
liquid samples and are available in many
different sizes. The measurement accuracy of a graduated cylinder is rather poor (may be as much as 10% off) so you must consider the desired accuracy before choosing to
use a graduated cylinder. Generally, graduated cylinders
are not appropriate for the preparation of analytical
solutions - pipets, volumetric flasks, and burets should be
used instead.
