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What are temperature control needs of Chemical Lab

I want to ask the temperature control requirement of a typical chemical laboratory used for a plating shop. The Laboratory uses different chemical, reagents and their standardized solutions. The chemicals are stored in stoppered standard bottles. Basically titration is performed in the Laboratory. Different etching solutions are also prepared. Heating of a solution if required for standardization is done under hood which is ventilated. Please guide me about the temperature to be maintained in the lab. as someone has told that most of the chemicals decompose at temperature around 35 °C.
Thanking you in anticipation.

Muhammad Najeeb
plating shop employee - Karachi, Pakistan
2007

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For a plating lab a temperature of 65-72 degrees F (18 to 22C) is fine. I am not an expert on chemical decomposition, but I doubt "most" chemicals decompose at 35 degrees C. Good Luck!

Mark Baker
Process Engineer - Syracuse, New York
2007

You need a stable temperature or your measurements will be inconsistent! 70 to 72 F is the most common. 75F would be OK for most applications.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
2007