Laboratory

Equipments
NAME Description and/or use Picture
Glass container, most are pyrex; common sizes
are 100 ml, 25 ml, 400 ml; it can be used as a
BEAKER
container, shows approximate volume, and
may be heated
A metal heating device connected to a gas
outlet with rubber tubing; used to heat
BUNSEN BURNER 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 withdraw and
BURETTE
measure accurate volumes of solutions in
titrations

Metal with rubber ends; used to handle hot

BEAKER TONGS
beakers

Chemical resistant rubberized apron used to

CHEMICAL APRON
protect clothing

Made of porcelain; used to heat small amounts

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

Metal utility tongs used for hot crucibles;

CRUCIBLE TONGS
spring-like jaws with a jaw opening
 Glass tip with a rubber bulb; used to transfer
DROPPER
small amounts of liquids

ELECTRONIC BALANCE Used for quick, accurate massing

Container; common sizes are 125 ml, 250 ml,

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

Porcelain dish; used to hold a solution whose

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

Used to hold liquids when carrying out

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

Metal or plastic, straight-tipped instrument

FORCEPS
used to isolate and remove small particles

Made of glass or plastic; used to hold a filter

FUNNEL paper and can be used in pouring (to avoid
spills)

GOGGLES Used to protect eyes

Marked with milliliter (ml) scale and is used to

GRADUATED CYLINDER
measure volume
HEAT RESISTANT Used to handle hot glassware or other hot lab
GLOVES equipment

Heavy porcelain dish with grinder; used to

MORTAR & PESTLE grind chemicals to a powder

PIPESTEM TRIANGLE Triangular wire frame with clay material

(CLAY TRIANGLE) coverings; used to support a crucible

PIPETTE Used to transfer small amounts of liquid

Squeezable plastic bottle; used to dispense

PLASTIC WASH BOTTLE
distilled water

Iron ring with screw fastener; comes in several

RING CLAMP (IRON
sizes; used to fasten to the ring stand as a
RING)
support for an apparatus

RING STAND (SUPPORT Metal rod that is upright and sits on a heavy
STAND) base; used as a support and has many uses

Used to cap the openings of glassware such as

RUBBER STOPPER
test tubes or Erlenmeyer flasks

Made of metal; used to transfer solid

SCOOPULA
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

SPOT PLATES “dips” for containing small amounts of
chemicals

Made of glass; used to stir combinations of

STIRRING ROD
materials
 Made of metal and has a flint; used to ignite
STRIKER
the Bunsen burner

Glassware that comes in many sizes; it has

TEST TUBE
many uses and can be heated

Brush with wire handle; used to scrub thin

TEST TUBE BRUSH
glassware

Metal clamp with a screw fastener, a swivel

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

Made of metal; has a clamp with a spring

TEST TUBE HOLDER
handle; used to hold a test tube

May be made of wood, metal, or plastic; used

TEST TUBE RACK
to hold test tubes in an upright position

Made of glass and filled with a red or blue

THERMOMETER liquid (usually alcohol); used to determine
temperature

Used for determining the mass, in grams, of a

TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE
chemical or object

Used when mixing accurate concentrations of

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

Curved glass; may be used as a beaker cover

WATCH GLASS or for evaporating very small amounts of
liquid
 Small plate with several wells; used for
WELL PLATE
reacting small amounts of chemicals

Wire screen with ceramic fibered center; used

WIRE GAUZE
to spread the heat of a flame

is used for heating, sterilization, and

ALCOHOL LAMP combustion in a laboratory. The alcohol lamp
uses ethyl alcohol or spirit as a fuel.

DIGITAL BALANCE Used for quick, accurate massing.

measures the difference in electrical

potential between a pH electrode and a
PH METER reference electrode, and so the pH meter is
sometimes referred to as a "potentiometric pH
meter".

is a three-legged platform used to support

flasks and beakers. Tripods are usually made
LABORATORY TRIPOD
of stainless steel or aluminiumand lightly built
for portability within the lab.

is a device that detects moving objects,

particularly people. Such a device is often
PASCO DEVICE integrated as a component of a system that
automatically performs a task or alerts a user
of motion in an area.