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Laboratory Equipments and Their Uses

This document lists and describes common laboratory equipment and their uses, including beakers for holding and mixing liquids, flasks for heating and storing substances, test tubes for mixing and heating small amounts of substances, funnels for carefully pouring liquids, balances for measuring mass, safety goggles for eye protection, ring stands for supporting flasks and beakers, and petri dishes for growing cultures.

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Laboratory Equipments and Their Uses

This document lists and describes common laboratory equipment and their uses, including beakers for holding and mixing liquids, flasks for heating and storing substances, test tubes for mixing and heating small amounts of substances, funnels for carefully pouring liquids, balances for measuring mass, safety goggles for eye protection, ring stands for supporting flasks and beakers, and petri dishes for growing cultures.

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LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS AND THEIR

USES

Used to stir, heat (if glass), and


measure liquid volume in mL
(rough estimate).

Beaker (glass or
plastic)

Used to handle hot beakers.

Beaker Tongs

Glassware used to heat and


store substances

Florence Flask

Glassware used to heat and


store substances

Erlenmeyer Flask

Used to plug a flask or test


tube for safe keeping

Rubber Stoppers

Used to mix, heat, or store


substances

Test Tube

Aids in pouring liquids into


small openings
without
spilling them

Triple Beam Balance

To be worn when told to do so


to protect your eyes

Safety Goggles

Funnel

Used to clamp onto a ring


stand to sit a beaker or flask

Ring Clamp

Used to hold specimens for


observation and to grow
cultures

Petri Dish

Used to measure mass in


grams

A stand used to support a ring


clamp or test tube clamp

Ring Stand

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