Why fluted filter paper

Fold the large circle of filter paper in half 2 , then in quarters 3 being careful not to press the creases too hard as this tends to weaken the paper and cause possible tears later on. Fluting Filter Paper Back to Experiments.

Do the same on the other side 5. As a result, fluted pieces of filter paper help to speed up the filtration process. Conical filter papers are folded in quarters, which results in a portion having a double layer of filter paper. This double layer slows down the separation process because the solution has to pass through not one but two layers of filter paper.

Based on this information, the correct answer is option D. This is because option D states the correct reasons as to why fluted filter paper is preferred for gravity filtration, while answer choices A , B , C , and E are all false statements.

Regardless of whether the filter paper is fluted or conical, filter paper should not be reused as it could contaminate future separations. So we can eliminate answer choice A. Fluted filter paper actually requires extra folding to generate the small triangle shapes. Filter the Solution in Portions When the filter flask is quite hot, and the solution to be filtered is boiling, pour the boiling mixture into the filter funnel in portions. Touch the flask to the filter paper in the funnel as you pour Figure 1.

Safety note: the flask may be quite hot, and hot vapors may scald your hand as you pour pour sideways so your hand is not above the funnel. If the flask is too hot to hold with your hands, use a "paper towel holder" to hold the flask Figure 1. If desired, secure the strip together using a few pieces of tape. When holding a flask, the paper towel holder should be below the lip of the flask. In this way, liquid will not wick toward the paper towel when pouring towel remains dry in Figure 1.

When not pouring the mixture to be filtered, return the flask to the heat source Figure 1. When the mixture is completely filtered, set the empty flask on the benchtop safety note: do not heat an empty flask, or it may crack. Inspect the funnel: if crystals are seen on the filter paper as in Figure 1.

A rinse is not needed in Figure 1. Inspect the filtrate the liquid that has gone through the filter paper. If charcoal was used and the filtrate is grey, or you can see fine black particles, then charcoal passed through the filter paper either through a hole or by using the wrong filter mesh size.

This makes gravity filtration more efficient. The saviour. You just name it and uma is there. She is doing her job like SMF 2.