What Is the difference in using plastic bottles and glass ones for ultrasonication?

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Binoy Hasmukh Shah

In case of polar solvents use of glass will be better as the refractIvity of plastic becomes a hinderance in achieving results and the chances of error are high with plastic bottles.

Andrea B. Stefanović

Glass is better as it absorbs less energy from the water (in terms of ultrasound bath), because cavitation heats up the water by itself. Heating the plastic is not a good...

Thripuranthaka M Nagaleekar

Binoy Shah and Andrea thank you both.

You are most welcome.