Intro to Pipetting

• micropipette

• transfer pipette

• pipette pump

• serological pipette

In order to accurately fill a micropipettor you must ______________?

• Add a tip and push the button to the first stop.
• Add a tip and push the button to the second stop
• Turn the white wheel upward
• Push the eject button

There are _________ uL in 1 mL.

• 1
• 10
• 100
• 1000

This equipment is used to 

• measure & transfer large volumes
• measure & transfer small volumes
• spin chemicals/tubes
• sterilize equipment

You should NEVER rotate the volume adjuster on a micropipette beyond the upper and lower limit

• true

• false

Never invert or lay the micropipette down with a filled tip; fluid can

• true

• false

Letting the plunger snap back after withdrawing or expelling fluid won't damage the piston.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

You must immerse the barrel of the micropipette in fluid, when taking in liquid

• true

• false

Always change out the micropipette tip when changing reagents.

• true

• false

Micropipettes are very accurate tools of measurement, but they are only as accurate as the person using it.

• true

• false