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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