How to do agitation? - (Nov/13/2008 )

Dear all,

Asi'm not from English speaking nation, i cant get the idea of agitation. Actually what should i do when told to agitate your sample, like solvent in eppendorf?

thanks

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To agitate means to mix.

So all you have to do is mix your sample

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Agitate usually means "to shake" in the scientific context - put your sample on an orbital shaker

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"agitate" means that you either have to homogenize a sample or dissolve a pellet.

depending on the volume of your solvent and the size of your pellet this can be either done by shaking, vortexing or hiting the tube with your fingernails.

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No! For instance, you need to agitate a bacterial liquid culture while it is growing so as to keep the bacteria in suspension and aerate the solution.

Agitate just means to shake.

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