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Name Description Picture
BeakerUsed to holdand heat liquids.Multipurpose
and essential inthe lab.
Bottleused forstorage, formixing and fordisplaying.
Bunsen
Burner
used for heatingand exposingitems to flame.They have many
more uses thana hot plate, butdo not replace ahot plate.
Buretused in titrationsto measureprecisely howmuch liquid isused.
Crucibleused to heatsmall quantitiesto very hightemperatures.
ErlenmeyerFlask
used to heatand storeliquids. Theadvantage tothe ErlenmeyerFlask is that thebottom is widerthan the top so itwill heat quickerbecause of thegreater surface
area exposed tothe heat.EvaporatingDish
used to heatand evaporateliquids.
FlorenceFlask
used for heatingsubtances thatneed to beheated evenly.The bulbedbottom allows
the heat todistributethrough theliquid moreevenly. TheFlorence Flaskis mostly used indistillationexperiments.
Food Coloring
Food Coloring isused in manyexperiments toshow colorchange and tomake the
experimentmore exciting.
Funnel
The Funnel is apiece ofeqipment that isused in the labbut is notconfined to thelab. The funnelcan be used totarget liguidsinto anycontainer so
they will not belost or spilled.
Micro spatula
TheMicrospatula,commonlycalled a spatula,is used formoving smallamounts of solidfrom place toplace.
Mortar andPestle
The Mortar and
Pestle are usedto crush solidsinto powders forexperiments,usually to betterdissolve thesolids.
Paper TowelsPaper Towelsare essential tothe labenvironment.They will beused in almost
every lab.
Pipet
The pipet isused for movingsmall amountsof liquid fromplace to place.They are usuallymade of plasticand aredisposable
Ring Stand
used to holditems being
heated. Clampsor rings can beused so thatitems may beplaced abovethe lab table forheating bybunsen burnersor other items.
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Stir Rodused to stirthings. They areusually made ofglass. Stir Rodsare very usefulin the lab
setting.
Stopper
Stoppers comein many differentsizes. The sizesare from 0 to 8.Stoppers canhave holes forthermometersand for otherprobes that maybe used.
Test tubeBrush
The test tube
brush is used toeasily clean theinside of a testtube.
Test tubeHolder
used to hold testtubes when theyare hot anduntouchable.
Test tubeRack
used to holdtesttubes whilereactionshappen in themor while they arenot needed.
Thermometerused to taketemperature ofsolids, liquids,and gases. Theyare usuallyin
oC, but can
also be inoF
Tongs
Tongs are usedto hold manydifferent thingssuch as flasks,
crucibles, andevaporatingdishes whenthey are hot.
TriangleThe triangle isused to holdcrucibles whenthey are beingheated. Theyusually sit on aring stand
VolumetricFlask
The Volumetric
flask is used tomeasure onespecific volume.They are mostlyused in mixingsolutions wherea one liter orone half a liter isneeded.
Watch Glass
The watch glassis used to holdsolids whenbeing weighedor transported.They should
never beheated.
Beambalance
Used to find themass of variousmaterials.
Tripod
Wire gauzeused to spreadheat of a burnerflame
Test tubeused as holderof small amountof solution
Graduated
cylinder
measuresapproximate
volume ofliquids