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Common laboratory equipment includes glassware such as beakers, Erlenmeyer flasks, test tubes, and volumetric flasks. Other essential equipment includes Bunsen burners, ring stands, clamps, spatulas, thermometers, and balances for measuring mass and volume. Pipettes, droppers, and funnels are used to transfer precise amounts of liquids.

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Common laboratory equipment includes glassware such as beakers, Erlenmeyer flasks, test tubes, and volumetric flasks. Other essential equipment includes Bunsen burners, ring stands, clamps, spatulas, thermometers, and balances for measuring mass and volume. Pipettes, droppers, and funnels are used to transfer precise amounts of liquids.

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COMMON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

NAME Description and/or use Picture

Glass container, most are


pyrex; common sizes are
100 ml, 25 ml, 400 ml; it
BEAKER
can be used as a container,
shows approximate volume,
and may be heated

A metal heating device


connected to a gas outlet
with rubber tubing; used to
BUNSEN BURNER heat chemicals in beakers
or test tubes; has adjustable
air-hole allowing some
control of temperature

It is marked with a milliliter


scale and fitted with a
stopcock; can be used to
BURETTE
withdraw and measure
accurate volumes of
solutions in titrations

Metal with rubber ends;


BEAKER TONGS
used to handle hot beakers
Chemical resistant
CHEMICAL
rubberized apron used to
APRON
protect clothing

Made of porcelain; used to


heat small amounts of solid
CRUCIBLE &
substances that are being
COVER
heated strongly at high
temperatures

Metal utility tongs used for


CRUCIBLE
hot crucibles; spring-like
TONGS
jaws with a jaw opening

Glass tip with a rubber


DROPPER bulb; used to transfer small
amounts of liquids
ELECTRONIC Used for quick, accurate
BALANCE massing

Container; common sizes


are 125 ml, 250 ml, 500 ml;
may be heated; it has a thin
ERLENMEYER
neck and a wide base; used
FLASK
to hold liquids when
carrying out reactions and
preparing solutions

Porcelain dish; used to hold


a solution whose solvent is
EVAPORATING
being separated from the
DISH
solvent by evaporation
(often using heat)

Used to hold liquids when


carrying out reactions (no
heat uses flat-bottomed;
even heating required use
FLORENCE
round-bottomed)
FLASK

FORCEPS Metal or plastic, straight-


tipped instrument used to
isolate and remove small
particles
Made of glass or plastic;
used to hold a filter paper
and can be used in pouring
(to avoid spills)
FUNNEL

Used to protect eyes

GOGGLES

Marked with milliliter (ml)


GRADUATED
scale and is used to measure
CYLINDER
volume

Used to handle hot


glassware or other hot lab
equipment
HEAT
RESISTANT
GLOVES
Heavy porcelain dish with
MORTAR & grinder; used to grind
PESTLE chemicals to a powder

PIPESTEM Triangular wire frame with


TRIANGLE (CLAY clay material coverings;
TRIANGLE) used to support a crucible

Used to transfer small


PIPETTE
amounts of liquid

Squeezable plastic bottle;


PLASTIC WASH
used to dispense distilled
BOTTLE
water
Iron ring with screw
fastener; comes in several
RING CLAMP
sizes; used to fasten to the
(IRON RING)
ring stand as a support for
an apparatus

Metal rod that is upright


RING STAND
and sits on a heavy base;
(SUPPORT
used as a support and has
STAND)
many uses

Used to cap the openings of


RUBBER
glassware such as test tubes
STOPPER
or Erlenmeyer flasks

Made of metal; used to


SCOOPULA
transfer solid chemicals
Made of metal; has a flat
rounded end and a
SPATULA
rectangular end; used to
transfer solid chemicals

Plastic or ceramic reaction


surfaces with slight “dips”
SPOT PLATES
for containing small
amounts of chemicals

Made of glass; used to stir


STIRRING ROD
combinations of materials

Made of metal and has a


flint; used to ignite the
Bunsen burner
STRIKER

Glassware that comes in


many sizes; it has many
uses and can be heated

TEST TUBE
TEST TUBE Brush with wire handle;
BRUSH used to scrub thin glassware

Metal clamp with a screw


fastener, a swivel and lock
TEST TUBE nut, an adjusting screw, and
CLAMP a curved clamp; used to
hold an apparatus (test tube
or burette) to the ring stand

Made of metal; has a clamp


TEST TUBE
with a spring handle; used
HOLDER
to hold a test tube

May be made of wood,


metal, or plastic; used to
hold test tubes in an upright
position
TEST TUBE RACK

THERMOMETER Made of glass and filled


with a red or blue liquid
(usually alcohol); used to
determine temperature
Used for determining the
mass, in grams, of a
chemical or object
TRIPLE BEAM
BALANCE

Used when mixing accurate


concentrations of solutions.
Each flask has a volume
marking which is very
exact and can be stoppered.
VOLUMETRIC
FLASK

Curved glass; may be used


as a beaker cover or for
evaporating very small
amounts of liquid
WATCH GLASS

Small plate with several


WELL PLATE wells; used for reacting
small amounts of chemicals
Wire screen with ceramic
WIRE GAUZE fibered center; used to
spread the heat of a flame

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