Product Summary
Designed to cool the vapors from a liquid sample that is being heated (distilled), and capture the condensation. The clear plastic top of the Condenser has a small opening in the center to hold a temperature sensor or other temperature sensing device. The hole can be plugged with a small rubber stopper (included) The bottom reservoir of the Condenser has a mark to indicate that the volume of condensate has reached 10 milliliters (mL). The bottom also has a spout to use when pouring the collected liquid out of the Condenser. The PS-3402 Condenser can be mounted on a support rod up to 12.5 millimeters (mm) in diameter.
The clear polycarbonate top holds ice and allows for re-condensation. Designed to hold temp sensor in a center top port. The black 30% glass filled nylon bottom reservoir is designed to collect 10 mL of re-condensed distillate. It fits over a 150 mL beaker to hold initial sample.
Note: Keep the Condenser approximately 3" or more above the surface of the hot plate in order to maintain full integrity of the plastic.
Experiment Library
Perform the following experiments and more with the Condenser.
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High School / Chemistry
Students use a condenser to extract an aromatic distillate from a spice sample.
High School / Chemistry • Earth Science • Environmental Science
Students use a turbidity sensor, a conductivity sensor, and a condenser to explore how energy drives the movement and purification of water through Earth’s systems.
High School / Chemistry • Earth Science • Engineering • Environmental Science • STEM
Students must engineer a system to purify water that contains macroscopic and microscopic contaminants and evaluate the effectiveness of their design using a condenser, turbidity sensor, conductivity sensor, and qualitative observations.
