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Lab Equipment Beaker

Beakers hold solids or

liquids that will not
release gases when
reacted or are unlikely
to splatter if stirred or
heated.

Erlenmeyer Flask Florence Flask

Erlenmeyer flasks hold Rarely used in first year

solids or liquids that may chemistry, it is used for
release gases during a the mixing of chemicals.
reaction or that are Narrow neck prevents
likely to splatter if splash exposure.
stirred or heated.

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Graduated Cylinder Gas Collecting Bottle

We use gas collecting bottles

when large volumes of gases are
A graduated produced, and must be collected
cylinder is used to by the displacement of water.
measure volumes of
liquids.

Test Tubes Test Tube Holder

13 x 100 mm test tubes

Ignition
tube A test tube holder is
useful for holding a
test tube which is
too hot to handle.

10 x 75 mm test tubes

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Test Tube Racks

Test Tube Brushes
Test tube brushes are
used to clean test tubes
and graduated cylinders.

Forcing a large brush into

a small test tube will
often break the tube.

Test tube racks are for holding and organizing test

tubes on the laboratory counter. Plastic racks may
melt in contact with very hot test tubes.

Rubber Stoppers Spot Plates

Rubber stoppers are used
to close containers to avoid
spillage or contamination.
Containers should never be
heated when there is a
stopper in place.
Spot plates are used when
we want to perform many
small scale reactions at
one time. We will use
these many times during
the year.

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Watch Glass Glass Stir Rod

A watch glass is used to A glass rod is used to

hold a small amount of manually stir solutions.
solid, such as the It can also be used to
product of a reaction. transfer a single drop of
a solution.

Medicine Dropper Litmus Paper

A medicine dropper is Red litmus paper is

used to transfer a used to identify
small volume of liquid bases.
(less than one mL).
Blue litmus paper is
used to identify
acids.

On top of each medicine dropper is a “rubber bulb”

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Forceps Funnel

A funnel is used
to aid in the
transfer of liquid
from one vessel
to another.
Forceps (or tweezers) are used to pick up small
objects.

Wash Bottle
Mohr Pipet

A wash bottle has a

A Mohr pipet spout that delivers a
measures and wash solution to a
delivers exact specific area. Distilled
volumes of liquids. water is the only liquid
that should be used in a
wash bottle.

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Weighing Boat Spatulas

Spatulas are used to
dispense solid chemicals
Weighing boats are used to from their containers.
weigh solids that will be
transferred to another Chemicals should never
vessel. be transferred with
your bare hands.

Beaker Tongs Bunsen Burner

Beaker tongs are Bunsen burners are used

used to move beakers for the heating of
containing hot liquids nonvolatile liquids and
solids.

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Evaporating Dish Crucible

The evaporating dish is Crucibles are used for

used for the heating of heating certain solids,
stable solid compounds particularly metals, to
and elements. very high temperatures.

Clay Triangle Crucible Tongs

The clay triangle is used For handling hot crucibles;

as a support for also used to pick up other
porcelein crucibles when hot objects. NOT to be
being heated over a used for picking up
Bunsen burner. beakers!

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Glass Plates
Glass plates provide a
surface for semi-micro
scale experiments,
such as drop reactions
and testing of acids
and bases.
Ringstands and their Components
Ringstands are a safe and
convenient way to perform
reactions that require heating
using a Bunsen burner.
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Triangular File
Triangular files are
used primarily to cut
glass rod, a skill
that your instructor
will share with you
when it becomes
useful.
Ringstands and their Components
Iron Rings
Iron rings connect to a
ringstand and provide a
stable, elevated platform
for the reaction.
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Ringstands and their Components Ringstands and their Components

Utility Clamps Double Buret Clamps
Double Buret
Utility clamps are used to clamps are used to
secure test tubes, burets – long
distillation columns, and graduated tubes
burets to the ringstand. used in titration.

Ringstands and their Components Pressed Fiber Pad

Wire Gauze
A 4” x 4” square
of ceramic fiber, it
Wire gauze sits on the iron provides a surface
ring to provide a place to for hot beakers so
stand a beaker. that the beaker
does not come in
On older wire gauze, the contact with a cold
white material is asbestos! countertop and
shatter.

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Strikers
Strikers are used to
light Bunsen burners.

The flints on strikers are

expensive. Do not operate
the striker repeatedly
just to see the sparks!

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