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Crucibles

In chemistry, a crucible is a kind of laboratory equipment that is usually a cup, made of porcelain or non-reactive metal, used to heat chemical compounds to very high temperatures using a bunsen burner. One of the earliest uses of platinum was as a material in crucibles. Metals such as nickel and zirconium are also used as crucible materials these days.

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  • Czochralski method used crucible 1

    A modern crucible used in the production of silicon ingots via the Czochralski process

  • Melting crucible

    Melting gold in a graphite crucible

  • Menlo Lab Cruicibles

    Three crucibles used by Thomas Edison

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Crisol para niños

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