3.03. Filtering Solutions with a Syringe

  1. Remove the syringe plunger from the syringe.
  2. Attach the lter to the tip of the syringe.
  3. Fill the syringe with distilled water.
  4. Using the plunger, push all the distilled water through the lter.
  5. Remove the lter from the syringe.
  6. Remove the plunger from the syringe.
  7. Attach the lter to the syringe.
  8. Obtain a container (beaker, centrifuge tube, etc.) to store your ltrate.
  9. Holding the lter syringe above the container, add the solution to the syringe.
  10. Using the plunger, push the solution into through the lter.
  11. Discard the syringe and lter in the proper waste container.