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Basic Laboratory Apparatus

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Basic Laboratory
Apparatus

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Ammeter is an important lab

apparatus used to measure the
AMMETER amount of current flowing

Beakers are often used to hold, mix,

and heat individual chemicals or
chemical mixtures. It comes in
BEAKER several sizes with volumes ranging
from 5 milliliters to 10000 milliliters.

A boiling tube is a glassware

apparatus that looks similar to a test
tube, although it is 50% larger in
size. As the name indicates, boiling
tubes are used to boil chemicals.
Unlike test tubes, boiling tubes are
BOILING TUBE made of pyrex, a material with
superior thermal stability that allows
them to be heated to far greater
temperatures than borosilicate glass
test tubes.
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Bunsen burners are small gas

burners that produce a single open
flame. The heat from a Bunsen
BUNSEN BURNER burner can sterilize equipment, and
heat chemicals to produce specific
reactions, or facilitate combustion.

The Büchner Flask is a chemistry

lab glassware instrument that looks
almost identical to the Erlenmeyer
BUCHNER FLASK flask but has thicker walls and a
hose barb near the mouth. It is
commonly used for vacuum
filtration or distillation of solutions.

A burette is a long cylindrical tube

with a tap at the bottom, and it is
usually mounted on a stand with the
BURETTE help of the clamps. This apparatus
is widely used to provide a
controlled flow of reagents during
their volumetric analysis or titration.

A centrifuge is a laboratory
apparatus that separates fluids,
CENTRIFUG gaseous or liquid, according to
E MACHINE density. Separation is accomplished
by rapidly spinning a centrifuge
tube containing the substance.

A centrifuge tube is a cylindrical

vessel with a cap that is used in a
centrifuge machine to separate the
CENTRIFUGE TUBE components of solutions. The
centrifuge tubes are small test tubes
with curved tips and can be made of
glass or plastic.
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Compound microscopes include a

base, an illuminator to produce light
for better viewing, and a stage with
COMPOUND clips to hold specimens in place,
MICROSCOPE lenses that provide different levels
of magnification, and an eyepiece
through which a person can look.

A condenser is a piece of laboratory

equipment used to cause
CONDENSER condensation, i.e., turning vapors
into liquid

A crucible is a ceramic or metal pot-

CRUCIBLE & COVER like vessel used to melt metals and
other solid chemical compounds.

Crucible tongs function as a

handle for a hot crucible,
evaporating dishes, flasks, small
beakers, or other items which have a
CRUCIBLE TONGS high temperature or contain
potentially dangerous materials
which cannot be touched with bare
hands.

A digital balance is a device used

DIGITAL BALANCE to measure the weight of chemical
reagents in the chemistry lab.
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A dropper is a device used in

chemistry labs to transfer
DROPPER extremely small quantities of
liquids.

A dropping funnel is a piece of

laboratory glassware that
DROPPING FUNNEL provides a controlled flow of
liquids while transferring them
from one vessel to another.

Erlenmeyer Flask, also known

as a conical flask, is glassware
comprising of conical body,
flat bottom, and a cylindrical
ERLENMEYER FLASK neck. It is one of the most
commonly used flasks to carry
out various experiments in the
chemistry lab, such as titration,
filtration, crystallization, etc.

Evaporating dish, also known

as a china dish, is a bowl-like
EVAPORATING DISH apparatus that resembles a
crucible but is used to
evaporate liquid substances.

Laboratory tweezers and

forceps are small tools useful
in a range of laboratory and
FORCEPS other working environments
for gripping and
manipulating small or
delicate objects.

A funnel is a cone-shaped
device used to pour liquids
FUNNEL from one vessel to another
without the risk of spillage.
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A filter funnel is a piece of

laboratory glassware that is used to
FILTER FUNNEL filter solid impurities from chemical
solutions.

Goggles are the primary protectors

intended to shield the eyes
GOGGLES against liquid or chemical
splash, irritating mists,
vapors, and fumes.

A graduated cylinder is a long

GRADUATED slender vessel used to measure the
CYLINDER volume of liquids in the chemistry
lab.

A graduated pipette is a long,

calibrated tube that is used in the
GRADUATE laboratory to measure the volume of
D PIPETTE liquid being transferred from one
container to another.

A Kjeldahl flask is chemistry lab

glassware that resembles a
KJELDAHL FLASK volumetric flask but has a circular
bottom instead of a conical one.

A melting point apparatus is a

MELTING POINT device used to determine the
APPARATUS melting point of the chemical
compounds.
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Mortar and pestle are ancient tools

MORTAR & PESTLE used to crush and grind ingredients or
substances into a thin paste or powder.

The Pipestem triangle is used in

conjunction with other lab equipment
PIPESTEM TRIANGLE to create a stable framework in
(CLAY TRIANGLE) which to place a substance --
usually a solid chemical -- while it
is heated to a high temperature.

A pear-shaped flask is laboratory

glassware with V-shaped bottom, like
an inverted pear. It is commonly used
in organic chemistry for several
PEAR-SHAPED heating purposes, such as evaporating
GLASS solutions to dryness
post-synthesis using a rotary
evaporator and removing concentrated
samples.

A petri dish is a shallow, transparent

PETRI DISH cylindrical tube used to carry out
biochemical reactions in general.

Reagent bottles, sometimes also

referred to as media bottles, are
REAGENT BOTTLE specially designed containers or
vessels to hold chemicals in liquid or
powder form.
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Ring clamps (or iron rings) are also

commonly used in the organic lab.
RING CLAMP (IRON They are used to hold separatory
RING) funnels, and can be used to secure
funnels when filtering or pouring
liquids into narrow joints.

Ring Stand is a piece of supporting

RING STAND equipment designed to hold other
(SUPPORT STAND) laboratory apparatus such as
beakers, flasks, burets, etc.

A round bottom flask is a piece of

laboratory glassware with a
spherical bottom and a cylindrical
neck. The round bottom of the flask
ROUND BOTTOM provides a suitable surface area for
FLASK the equal distribution of heat around
the vessel. Thus, it is often used in
experiments that require uniform
heating or boiling of the chemical
contents.

Rubber stoppers are ideal for

plugging joints or holes in
RUBBER STOPPER laboratory glassware and
creating a liquid-tight seal.

A schlenk flask is a type of

laboratory glassware that is used to
perform anaerobic reactions. It’s a
SCHLENK FLASK flask with a pear-shaped or
spherical bottom and a sidearm near
the neck that’s used to fill or expel
inert gases.
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A spatula is a tool used to carry, mix,

SPATULA or spread solid or paste materials in
the chemistry lab.

A stirring rod or stir rod is a piece of

laboratory equipment used to mix
STIRRING ROD chemicals and liquids for
laboratory purposes.

A test tube is a cylindrical vessel with

a round bottom that is used to hold
chemicals during the experiments.
TEST TUBE Due to their high thermal stability,
test tubes can be used to heat or boil
chemical samples.

A test tube holder is a device used to

hold test tubes while heating them. It
provides a safe distance between the
TEST TUBE HOLDER person’s hand and the test tube,
protecting the skin from accidental
burns caused by the spilling of
chemicals.

A test tube rack is composed of one

perforated sheet arranged over a plain
TEST TUBE RACK sheet of plastic or metal, which holds
the test tubes in an upright position.
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A laboratory thermometer is a
device that is used to precisely
THERMOMETER measure temperature or
temperature changes.

A thistle tube, also known as a

thistle funnel, is a piece of
laboratory glassware with a long
tube shaft and a reservoir bulb
with a flared rim on top. These
THISTLE TUBE funnels enable the precise
placement of small quantities of
chemicals in an existing system or
apparatus, making it easier to add
new materials to burets and
narrow neck containers.

A triple beam balance is a kind of

scale that gives an accurate
reading of mass using three
TRIPLE BEAM beams. The smallest beam uses
BALANCE increments of 1 to 10 grams. The
middle beam uses increments of
10 grams, while the largest uses
100 grams.

A laboratory tripod is a three-

TRIPOD legged platform that is used to
support vessels while they are
being heated on a bunsen burner.

Tongs are scissor-like tools used

TONG to grip and lift objects and avoid
the risk of getting burnt.

A volumetric flask is one of the

laboratory glassware primarily
used to prepare solutions. It is
composed of a flat bottom conical-
VOLUMETRIC FLASK shaped bulb attached to an
elongated neck with an engraved
ring that serves as a marking that
indicates a specific volume.
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A volumetric pipette is a device that

VOLUMETRI has been calibrated to transfer a
C PIPETTE very specific volume of liquid from
one container to other.

A watch glass is a circular concave

piece of glassware used in
WATCH GLASS chemistry labs to hold solids while
weighing, to heat a small amount of
substance, and as a beaker cover.

The wash bottle is a regular plastic

bottle attached to a nozzle with a
screw-top lid, and it is used to rinse
WASH BOTTLE various pieces of laboratory
glassware, such as test tubes and
round bottom flasks, after or before
their use.

Wire mesh, also known as wire

gauze, is a metal wire interwoven
WIRE GAUZE sheet that sits between the beaker
and the tripod stand.

Volumetric flasks are a kind of

glassware commonly used in
VOLUMETRI laboratories. These flasks help
C FLASKS measure liquids and are more
accurate than common measuring
cups or flasks.

A voltmeter is a kind of electronic

meter that measures the voltage
VOLT METER between two points in an electrical
circuit.
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