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20 Different laboratory

equipment
Jhaztine angela b. sitchon
7-aries
Sir angelo sanchez

Safety goggles
Goggles or safety goggles, or safety goggles are forms of
protective eyewear that usually enclose or protect the area
surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or
chemicals from striking the eyes. They are used in chemistry
laboratories and in woodworking. They are used often in snow
sports as well, and in swimming.

Beakers
A beaker is a common container in most labs. It its used for
mixing, stirring, and heating chemicals. Most beakers have spouts
on their rims to aid in pouring. They also commonly have lips
around their rims and markings to measure the volume they
contain, although there are not a precise way to measure
liquids.

Erlenmeyer flasks aka conical flasks


Erlenmeyer flasks also known as a conical flask, the Erlenmeyer
flasks was named after its inventor in 1861. It has narrow neck
and expands toward its base. This allows easy making and
swirling to the flask without too much risk of spilling. The
narrow opening also allows for the use of a rubber or glass
stopper. It can be easily clamped to a ring stand as well as heated
or shaken mechanically.

Florence flasks aka boiling flasks


Florence flasks also known as boiling flasks, the Florence flask
has a round bottom and a long neck. It its used to hold liquids
and can be easily swirled and heated. It can also easily be capped
by rubber or glass stopper.
Test tubes
A test tube is a glass tube with one end open and the other end
closed. The closed end is rounded. Test tubes are used to hold
small samples. They are primary used for qualitative assessment
and comparison. A common place to see these is the biochemistry
lab. When a large number of examples needs to be tested and
compared, test tubes are used to make this easier. They are also
easily capped with a rubber or glass stopper. They are generally
held in a test tube rack specifically designed for the purpose. If
the test tubes become unsafe to touch with bare hands (whether
due to heat or another reason), the test tube tongs can be used
to moved them.

Watch glasses
A watch glass is just a round piece of glass that is slightly
concave/convex (think of a lens). It can hold a small amount of
liquid and solid. They can be used for evaporation purposes and
also can function as a lid for a beaker.

Crucibles
A crucible is a small clay cup made up of a material that can
withstand extreme temperatures. They are used for heating
substances and comes with lids.

Funnels
A lab funnel is just like any other funnel except that it was
designed to be used in laboratory setting. They can be made up of
plastic or glass and can have either a short stem or a long stem,
depending on what they are needed for. There are several sizes
that can be chosen from based on the amount of liquid that
needs to go through them quickly.

Graduated cylinders
This is primary measuring tool for the volume of a liquid. There
are several markings up and down the length of the container
with specific increments. Graduated cylinders come In many sizes.
The smaller they are in diameter, the more specific the volume
measurements will be.
Volumetric flasks
A volumetric flask is a round flask with a long neck and flat
bottom. It is used to measure an exact volume of liquid. There is a
small line on the neck that indicates how far to fill the bottle
(use the bottom of the meniscus). They come with special caps that
will not let anything or out.

Droppers
These are small glass tubes with narrow tips on one end and a
rubber bulb on the other. They suck up liquid that can be
squeezed out in small drops. These can be used to add an
indicator to a solution about to be titrated.

Pipettes
There are large variety of pipettes designed to accomplish specific
goals. However, they are all for measuring an exact volume of
liquid and placing it into another container.

Buret
A buret is a glass tube that is open at the top and comes to a
narrow pointed opening is a stopcock that ca be turn to
control the amount of liquid being released. There are markings
along the length of the tube that indicate the volume of liquid
presents. A buret is used for extremely accurate addition of
liquid. By adjusting the stopcock the amount of liquid that is
released can be slowed to a drop every few seconds. Burets are
one of the most accurate tools in the lab.

Ring stand
The ring stand is used to suspend the burets, beakers, flasks,
crucibles, etc. above other containers or, in some cases, a heat
source (such as bunsen burner). When using a ring stand there are
usually other pieces necessary to accomplish the goal. Wire mesh
is laid across the ring to distribute evenly heat and support the
beaker. A clay triangle with an open center is used to suspend
crucibles.
Tongs
Tongs and forceps are for grabbing things that should not be
touched by hand. Some tongs are specially hold beakers, others
to hold test tubes, and so on. There are also general tongs.

Spatulas and scoopulas


Spatulas and scoopulas are for scooping solid chemicals. They
are typically used to scoop a chemical out of its original
container onto a weigh boat so that it can be weighed on a
balance.

Thermometers
A laboratory thermometer is used for measuring the
temperature of liquids. It can be made of glass or it can be a
thermocouple made of different metals.

Bunsen burner
A bunsen burner is a mechanical apparatus that is connected to
a flammable gas source. There is a knob to adjust the amount of
gas flow and a rotating collar that controls airflow. These
both must be adjusted to get an ideal flame for heating purposes.
The burner is lit with a striker.

Balance
A balance is use to weigh chemicals. The chemicals are always in
some form of container and never placed directly on balance. It
is important not to move a balance because they have been
calibrated for the exact positions they are in. some balances
have plastic housing with small doors to keep air currents from
affecting the measurement. Close these doors whenever the
balance is used. To use in balance to determine the weight of
chemical, first put the empty container that the chemical will
be in balance. Once you have reading, press the tare or zero
button on the balance. Remove the container from the balance
and add the chemical. Reweigh after adding the chemical to
find the weight of only the chemical.
Clamp holder
A clamp holder or clamp fastener is a piece of laboratory
apparatus that is used to secure laboratory clamps, such as
extension-type utility clamps, or other attachments to a
ring stand or lab frame

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