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Lab equipment is an important part of chemistry and science in general. In this page you will learn about lab equipment and its uses. Name Description Picture
Beaker
Used to hold and heat liquids. Multipurpose and essential in the lab.
Bottle
Bottles can be ued for storage, for mixing and for displaying.
Bunsen Burner
Bunsen burners are used for heating and exposing items to flame. They have many more uses than a hot plate, but do not replace a hot plate.
Buret
The buret is used in titrations to measure precisely how much liquid is used.
Crucible
Erlenmeyer Flask
The Erlenmeyer Flask is used to heat and store liquids. The advantage to the Erlenmeyer Flask is that the bottom is wider than the top so it will heat quicker because of the greater surface area exposed to the heat.
Evaporating Dish
Florence Flask
The Florence Flask is used for heating subtances that need to be heated evenly. The bulbed bottom allows the heat to distribute through the liquid more evenly. The Florence Flask is mostly used in distillation experiments.
Food Coloring
Food Coloring is used in many experiments to show color change and to make the experiment more exciting.
Funnel
The Funnel is a piece of eqipment that is used in the lab but is not confined to the lab. The funnel can be used to target liguids into any container so they will not be lost or spilled.
Microspatula
The Microspatula, commonly called a spatula, is used for moving small amounts of solid from place to place.
The Mortar and Pestle are used to crush solids into powders for experiments, usually to better dissolve the solids.
Paper Towels
Paper Towels are essential to the lab environment. They will be used in almost every lab.
Pipet
The pipet is used for moving small amounts of liquid from place to place. They are usually made of plastic and are disposable
Ring Stand
Ring stands are used to hold items being heated. Clamps or rings can be used so that items may be placed above the lab table for heating by bunsen burners or other items.
Stir Rod
The stir rods are used to stir things. They are usually made of glass. Stir Rods are very useful in the lab setting.
Stopper
Stoppers come in many different sizes. The sizes are from 0 to 8. Stoppers can have holes for thermometers and for other probes that may be used.
The test tube brush is used to easily clean the inside of a test tube.
The holder is used to hold test tubes when they are hot and untouchable.
The testtube rack is used to hold testtubes while reactions happen in them or while they are not needed.
Thermometer
The thermometer is used to take temperature of solids, liquids, and gases. They are usually in oC, but can also be in oF
Tongs
Tongs are used to hold many different things such as flasks, crucibles, and evaporating dishes when they are hot.
Triangle
The triangle is used to hold crucibles when they are being heated. They usually sit on a ring stand
Volumetric Flask
The Volumetric flask is used to measure one specific volume. They are mostly used in mixing solutions where a one liter or one half a liter is needed.
Watch Glass
The watch glass is used to hold solids when being weighed or transported. They should never be heated.
Tools and their uses: 1. beaker - a liquid-measuring container 2. burette - measures volume of solution 3. clay triangle - a wire frame with porcelain used to support a crucible 4. wire gauze - used to spread heat of a burner flame 5. test tube - used as holder of small amount of solution 6. forceps - holds or pick up small objects 7. graduated cylinder - measures approximate volume of liquids 8. graduated pipette - measures solution volumes 9. condenser - used in distillation 10. crucible - used to heat a small amount of a solid substance at a very high temperature 11. funnel - used to transfer solids and liquids without spilling 12. thermometer - measures temperature
13. balance - measures mass of material 14. pH meter - measures acidity of solutions 15. centrifuge - separates materials of varying density 16. pipette - used to transfer measured substances into another vessel 17. droppers - for addition of liquids, drop by drop 18. glass funnels - for funneling liquids from one container to another, or for filtering when equipped with filter paper. 19. graduated cylinders - for measurement of an amount of liquid. The volume of liquid can be estimated to the nearest 0.1 mL with practice. 20. ring stand (with rings or clamps) - for holding pieces of glassware in place. 21. test tubes - for holding small samples or for containing small-scale reactions 22. test-tube holders - for holding test tubes when tubes should not be touched 23. tongs - similar function to forceps, but are useful for larger items 24. volumetric flasks - to measure precise volumes of liquid or to make precise dilutions. 25. wash bottles - for dispensing small quantities of distilled water. 26. watch glasses - for holding small samples or for covering beakers or evaporating dishes. 27. wire gauze on a ring - supports beakers to be heated by Bunsen burners 28. Science Lab Equipment 29. Basic Lab Techniques Page
Microscopes
30. Here's a list of equipment for lab stations and lab trays Additional equipment is available, if requested by your group before the lab. 31. You should know the name of each piece and its basic use. Pipet For exact volume measurements of liquids. Pipet on the left is a Volumetric pipet. It has only one graduation for delivering one exact volume. Pipet on the right is a Mohr pipet. It has graduations for delivering any number of exact volumes. Used in conjunction with a Filter flask vacuum connection There are several styles of fillers used to draw liquids into a pipet. A standard pipet bulb is the most commonly used one. Never draw a liquid into a pipet with your mouth.
Pipet filler
Erlenmeyer flask
The rounded bottom of the florance flask makes it ideal for boiling liquids. It also makes this flask easy to tip over when sitting on the lab table.
Florance flask
The volumetric flask is used to make solutions. It has a precise graduation line in the neck of the flask. A solute is placed into the flask, then the solvent is used to bring the total volume up to the graduation.
Volumetric flask
Beakers are the most versatile glassware in the lab and can be used for just about anything. The volume graduations on beakers should be used only for "ballpark" estimates.
Beaker
Graduated cylindar Used to make accurate measurements of liquid volumes. The bumper ring on larger cylindars is to prevent breakage if tipped over. Keep it near the top. A watch glass can be used like an evaporating dish for very small amounts of liquid. It can also be used to cover beakers. When attached to the ring stand, this clamp is used to hold a large test
This dish is used to recover dissolved Evaporating dish solids by evaporation. While it can be heated, it should not be used for "strong" heating. When attached to the ring stand, this iron ring is used to support glassware
Watch glass
Support ring
Utility clamp
tube or Florance flask above the lab table. These tongs are used for picking up crucibles and crucible covers only. Crucible tongs
Crucibles are used Crucible and cover as a container when something requires "strong" heating. Wire gauze Used as a support for beakers when placed across a support ring.
Striker
Mortor and Pestle Used to grind solids into powders. Test tube holder Used to hold test tubes for short periods of "gentle" heating.
Wash bottle Filter funnel When lined with filter paper, used to filter suspended solids from a liquid. Used for rinsing solids out of a container when filtering.
Used to transfer solids from their original container to a scale for weighing.
Chemical spoon
Dessicators are used to provide a dry environment for a crucible or substance to cool down. This is critical in quantitative work where moisture can affect mass results. A common dessicant is
anhydrous calcium chloride. Colored indicator crystals are usually included to tell the user the condition of the dessicant. A gray color in the crystals usually indicates that the dessicant is dry and will absorb moisture. A pink color usually means that the dessicant is "hydrated". When this happens, the water can be removed by heating it in an oven.