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Title |
Leibig Condenser |
Object Name |
Condenser, Laboratory |
Object ID |
2012.510 |
Description |
Condenser; Liebig style; sealed-in condensing tube with inlet and outlet tubes on same side of jacket |
Dimensions |
H-9.75 W-2 Dia-3 inches |
Material |
Glass |
Search Terms |
Condensers (Vapors and Gases) Glassware Laboratories--Equipment and Supplies Liebig, Justus, Freiherr von, 1803-1873 |
Provenance |
Invented by German organic chemist Justus von Liebig (1803-1873). The Liebig condenser is a laboratory scale, counter-current, water condenser made of two concentric tubes-an inner distillation tube and an outer cooling jacket through which there is a continuous circulation of the cooling water. |