In the process of using a pipet, a student notices someresidual solution remaini

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In the process of using a pipet, a student notices someresidual solution remaining in the pipet after the solution istransferred. The student shakes out the pipet to expel thissolution into the collection beaker. The volume of the solution inthe beaker is now ______________ a) too large b) too small c) exactly that marked on the pipet In the process of using a pipet, a student notices someresidual solution remaining in the pipet after the solution istransferred. The student shakes out the pipet to expel thissolution into the collection beaker. The volume of the solution inthe beaker is now ______________ a) too large b) too small c) exactly that marked on the pipet

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a) too large Because the pipet is designed to transfer exactly the volumemarked when there is a little bit of solution remaining in the tip of thepipet, shaking out the remaining solution means you transfer more thanwhat is marked.

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