Juliena T.

Cutamora September 23, 2019

Grade 7- Our Lady Of Fatima Rating:

NAME PICTURES DESCRIPTION PRECAUTIONS

An item of laboratory equipment Never hold test tubes

consisting of a metal pole with a in your hand while
solid, firm base, used to hold or heating them. Always
clamp laboratory glassware and allow heated materials,
other equipment in place, so that it including glassware, to
does not fall down or come apart. cool before handling
them. Always wash
Ring stand
your hands after the
laboratory. Keep your
hands away from your
face and mouth.

A pipeclay triangle is a piece of It is expected to be hot

laboratory apparatus that is used to so always use a tong if
support a crucible being heated by possible or set it aside
a Bunsen burner or other heat and let it cool.
Pipestem source. It is made of wires strung in
triangle an equilateral triangle on which are
strung hollow ceramic, normally fire
clay, tubes. The triangle is usually
supported on a tripod or iron ring.

Volumetric flasks are a kind of Glass will be

glassware commonly used in chemically attacked by
laboratories. These flasks help hydrofluoric acid,
measure liquids and are more phosphoric acid, and
accurate than common measuring strong hot, inside thin
cups or flasks. This is because wall glass vessels
Volumetric volumetric flasks can hold a precise
amount of liquid. For example, a
Flasks
500-milliliter volumetric flask can
only hold 500 milliliters of liquid and
no more. Volumetric flasks are
popular among chemists since
certain reactions require using
precise amounts of liquid chemicals.
Use a tong when the
Used to evaporate excess solvents dish is hot so you
to create a more concentrated won’t accidentally burn
Evaporating solution yourself.
dish

Check the test tube for

Holds small amounts of liquids for cracks before heating.
mixing or heating Do not put the test
tube directly into the
Test tubes flame
 Center the beaker on a
A beaker is a generally cylindrical burner or over an open
container with a flat bottom. Most flame to heat the liquid,
also have a small spout (or "beak") if necessary; don't fill
Beaker to aid pouring, as shown in the the beaker more that
picture. Beakers are available in a 1/3 when heating and
wide range of sizes, from one always use safety
millilitre up to several litres. Holding tongs when handling a
water (also used to heat liquids) hot beaker.

An Erlenmeyer flask, also known as Should not be used

a conical flask or a titration flask, is a under vacuum as they
type of laboratory flask which are likely to implode.
features a flat bottom, a conical
Erlenmeyer body, and a cylindrical
flask neck. Narrow-mouthed container
used to transport, heat, or store
substance. Often used when a
stopper is required.

A watch glass is a circular concave Wear goggles when

piece of glass used in chemistry as a using the flame,
surface to evaporate a liquid, to hold especially if you're
solids while being weighed, for heating a watch glass.
Watch glass heating a small amount of substance
and as a cover for a beaker.

A mortar and pestle are two tools Whether for food,

used with each other to mill (grind) pharmaceuticals or
and mix substances. The mortar is chemistry, keep both
bowl-shaped, and used to hold the the mortar and pestle
Mortar substance to clean.
& beground. Mortars have smooth,
rounded bottoms and wide mouths.
pestle
The pestle is a stick used for
pounding and grinding.

A iron ring is an item of laboratory Each side of the wire

equipment which comprises a triangle is covered
conjoined metal ring and radially- with a ceramic sleeve,
extending rod. In some cases, the which is capable of
Iron ring rod terminates in a screw clamp for withstanding very high
attachment to a retort stand or other temperatures over
support; in others, the rod may be direct flame from a
attached to a stand by means of a Bunsen burner.
laboratory clamp holder. Careful especially
when it’s hot.

A utility clamp is a laboratory Clamps serve only as

apparatus resembling a pair of temporary devices for
scissors. The screw in the middle holding work securely
works as the wide adjustment of 2- in place. Keep all
Utility clamp prong. It is composed of 3 parts: 2- moving parts
prong adjust, metal rod, and clamp of clamps lightly oiled
down. This apparatus is connected and keep tools clean
to a ring stand or retort stand. Used to prevent slippage.
to hold a test tube or other piece of
equipment in place on a ring stand.
 A wire gauze is a sheet of thin metal Don’t touch. Set it
that has net-like patterns or a wire aside and let it cool.
mesh. Wire gauze is placed on the
support ring that is attached to the
retort stand between the Bunsen
Wire gauze burner and the glassware to support
the beakers, flasks, or other
glassware during heating.

Laboratory tongs are large pincers This could be hot. Use

for grasping and lifting vessels of heat-resistant gloves,
heat-resistant material used in high in case a hot object
temperature chemical would explode.
Tongs reactions. Tongs differ in shape are
designed to pick up laboratory items
including, hot evaporating dishes,
beakers, crucibles, and other
laboratory apparatuses.

The triple beam balance is an Clean it before and

instrument used to measure weight after using. Slide all
very precisely. The device has riders back to “0” on
reading error of +/- 0.05 gram. The the beams before
Triple-beam name refers to the massing any object.
balance three beams including the
middle beam which is the largest
size, the front beam which is the
medium size, and the
far beam which is the smallest size.

A test tube holder is used to hold test Applying pressure

tubes. It is used for holding a test releases the tube.
tube in place when the tube is hot or Applying no pressure
should not be touched. For example, holds the tube.
Test tube a test tube holder can be used to
clamp hold a test tube while it is being
heated.

A Bunsen burner, named after Be sure to tie your hair

Robert Bunsen, is a common piece so it wouldn’t be
of laboratory equipment that burned. Make sure that
produces a single open gas flame, there is no leakage.
Bunsen which is used for heating, Check before and after
burner sterilization, and combustion. The using.
gas can be natural gas or a liquefied
petroleum gas, such as propane,
butane, or a mixture of both.

Forceps are a handheld, hinged Keep it out of reach of

instrument used for grasping and children. Make sure to
holding objects. Forceps are used clean it before using it
when fingers are too large to grasp again.
Forceps small objects or when many objects
need to be held at one time while the
hands are used to perform a task.
 This item is made of metal and Proper handling is
is used to scratch glass tubing prior required. Keep it out of
to breaking the tubing to the desired reach of children.
length. mortar. this object is used to Always keep it clean
File grind crystals and lumpy chemicals
to a powder.

Wire brush designed for Always keep it clean

the purpose of cleaning test tubes, before and after using
therefore are developed to be able to
reach all corners of the glassware.
Wire brush Round tufted tip allows for a
curved brush edge, protecting the
glassware from contact against the
twisted metal wire handle.

Test tube racks are laboratory Proper handling is

equipment used to hold upright required.
multiple test tubes at the same time.
They are most commonly used when
Test tube various different solutions are
racks needed to work with simultaneously,
for safety reasons, for safe storage
of test tubes, and to ease the
transport of multiple tubes.

A funnel is a tube or pipe that is wide Always firmly hold the

at the top and narrow at the bottom, stopper when shaking
used for guiding liquid or powder into and regularly vent
a small opening. Funnels are usually the funnel by opening
Funnel made of stainless steel, aluminium, the stopcock. Gloves
glass, or plastic. are recommended.
Always protect
yourself and your
neighbor from
unexpected chemical
splashes.
A graduated cylinder, measuring It could easily be
cylinder or mixing cylinder is a broken. Be sure to
common piece of laboratory protect your eyes and
equipment used to measure the skin when using this
Graduated volume of a liquid. It has a narrow since some chemicals
cylinder cylindrical shape. Each marked line are harmful.
on the graduated cylinder represents
the amount of liquid that has been
measured.

A Florence Flask/Boiling Flask is a Always take time to

type of flask used as an item of
laboratory glassware. It is used as a
container to hold liquids. A Florence
Florence flask has a round body, a long neck,
Flask and often a flat bottom
examine it carefully
and ensure that it is in
good condition. Do not
use any glassware that
is scratched, chipped,
cracked or etched.