Gravity Filtration

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Description
Selecting a Receiving Container
Selecting a Funnel
Selecting the Filter Paper
Folding the Filter Paper
Placing the Paper in the Funnel
Transferring the Mixture to the Funnel
Washing the Solid
Drying the Solid
Collecting the Solid or Filtrate
Related Module
Vacuum filtration
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Selecting a Funnel


IMAGE. A glass funnel.

A funnel should be large enough to contain the solid as a thin layer after the filtration is complete. Smaller funnels will cause the filtration process to be slower and the risk of contamination is higher.