LAB EQUIPMENT SURVEY

Pictures and Functions

By:Sush Kudari

BEAKER Performing and

observing reactions

Rough measurements

For heating sometimes

Un-capable

SPOT WELL PLATE Performing and

observing many small reactions

TEST TUBE Used to perform

and observe reactions

TEST TUBE RACK Used to dry test

tubes Also used to hold

test tubes during a reaction

WASH BOTTLE Holding and

dispensing liquids

Can contain acid or base

Can be used to clean flasks

ERLENMEYER FLASK Triangular body Not a beaker Performing and

observing reactions

Can all be different

Accepts a stopper

FLORENCE FLASK Spherical bottom Performing and

observing reactions

VOLUMETRIC FLASK Performing and

observing reactions at a very accurate volume

Only good for measuring one number

GRADUATED CYLINDER Measures

volume Only for

measuring Comes in all

sizes

CELCIUS THERMOMETER Used to be made

of mercury Blue or red is not

made of mercury

Mercury Thermometer

Alcohol Thermometer

MORTAR AND PESTLE Grinding solids Made by Native

Americans

STIRRING RODS Stirring Very important

to be made out of glass

Not going to react to the temperature

SCOOPULA Scooping Skinny so it can

fit into test tubes

RUBBER STOPPERS To cap or plug a

container Some have holes

to control what goes into the container

WIRE LOOP Performing heat

experiments

FLINT STRIKER Used to strike a

spark and to ignite a burner

RING STAND Long vertical

stick that is used for burn reactions

Backbone for reactions

RING CLAMP Clamp onto the

ring stand Make a plat form

WIRE GAUSE Used along with

the ring stand to make a shelf

(P.S. The white stuff is supposed to be there in the middle)

TEST TUBE CLAMP To clamp onto

the ring stand and to attach test tube to the ring stand

TEST TUBE HOLDER To hold a test

tube

BUNSEN BURNER High

temperature heating

BEAKER TONGS To hold beakers

WOOD SPLINTS Used to test for

the presence of gasses

BURETTE Dispensing

small, repeated, accurate quantities of liquids

PIPETTE WITH BULB Add tiny or small

amounts of liquids

Portable

SPATULA Scraping “stuff”

out of glassware

HOSE CLAMP Clamping hoses

CONDENSER TUBE Changes states

of matter Changes hot gas

into liquids

ALCOHOL BURNER Same as burners Low temperature

heating

EVAPORATING DISH Withstand high

temperature heating

CRUCIBLE Withstand high

temperature heating but with a lid

CRUCIBLE TONGS Handling hot

crucibles

WATCH GLASS Observing

clearly reactions Made of glass

FUNNEL To assist with

pouring

FILTER PAPER Separating solids

from liquids

DROPPER Adding small

amounts of liquids

Unmeasured drops

WEIGHING BOAT Disposable For weighing

HAND LENS One lens To magnify Low

magnification

BERAL PIPETTES Disposable Micro pipettes Same as dropper

but with measurement

BOILING CHIPS Prevents

bumping (splashing) from bubbles when in heating

Doesn’t react with experiment

BRUSHES To clean

Beaker

Flask

Test tube

REAGENT BOTTLE Storage of

chemicals

PETRI DISH For growing and

culturing fungi