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graduated cylinder- is used

for measuring volumes (amounts) of


liquids. This piece of equipment is used
routinely, although it is only moderately
accurate compared to other tools, such as
volumetric flasks.

Wire gauze is a sheet of thin metal that


has net-like crosses or a wire mesh. The
purpose of wire gauze is to be placed on
the support ring that is attached to the ring
Bunsen burner - is a common piece of stand between the Bunsen burner and the
laboratory equipment that produces a single beakers to support the beakers or other
open gas flame, which is used for heating, glassware or flasks during heating
sterilization, and combustion. The gas can be
natural gas (which is mainly methane) or a
liquefied petroleum gas, such as propane,
butane, or a mixture of both

Evaporating dishes are used


to evaporate excess solvents – most
commonly water – to produce a
concentrated solution or a solid
precipitate of the dissolved substance

Erlenmeyer flask- can be used for


making solutions or for holding,
containing, collecting, or sometimes
volumetrically measuring chemicals, test tube holder is used to hold test
samples, solutions, etc. for chemical tubes. It is used for holding a test tube in
reactions or other processes such as place when the tube is hot or should not
mixing, heating, cooling, dissolving, be touched.
precipitation, boiling (as in distillation), or
analysis.
Test tube racks are laboratory spatulas and microspatulas are Droppers are instruments used for
equipment used to hold upright small stainless steel utensils, used measuring and transferring liquids
multiple test tubes at the same time. for scraping, transferring, or in small amounts. They consist of a
They are most commonly used when applying powders and paste like long plastic or glass tube with an
various different solutions are needed to chemicals or treatments. opening at the end and a rubber
work with simultaneously, for safety bulb at the top.
reasons, for safe storage of test tubes,
and to ease the transport of
multiple tubes.

beaker is a common container in


most labs. It is used for mixing, Florence flask has a round body, An item of laboratory equipment
stirring, and heating chemicals. a long neck, and often a flat consisting of a metal pole with a
Mostbeakers have spouts on their bottom. It is designed for uniform solid, firm base, used to hold or
rims to aid in pouring. They also heating, boiling, distillation and clamp laboratory glassware and
commonly have lips around their ease of swirling; it is produced in a other equipment in place, so that it
rims and markings to measure the number of different glass does not fall down or come apart.
volume they contain, although they thicknesses to stand different types
are not a precise way to measure of use.
liquids.

Beaker tongs are used to


move beakers containing hot
liquids. The rubber coating to
improve grip on the glass
beaker
pipeclay triangle is a piece of laboratory
apparatus that is used to support a crucible being
heated by a Bunsen burner or other heat source.
It is made of wires strung in an
equilateral triangle on which are strung hollow
ceramic, normally fire clay, tubes. Thetriangle is
usually supported on a tripod or iron ring.

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