The classic organic chemistry lab procedure for
cleaning/drying stuff
is: (1) rinse with water, (2) rinse with ethanol, (3) rinse with
ether. Step 2 takes away the water; step 3 takes away the ethanol.
Interesting. My experience, back when I took organic chem, was (1)
water, (2) acetone. I wonder if the relevant difference is temporal or
per-lab or what....
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