NAME: Neldeliz S.

Junsay P21 CCJE

Activity No. 0 
 
COMMON LABORATORY APPARATUSES 
 
Chemistry, like any branch of science, is a quantitative and experimental in nature.
Students will spend of their time in the laboratory investigating and verifying chemical
principles. It is the place where they will test hypothesis, observe and make inferences
or generalizations as they explore phenomena.  
 
For these activities or objectives to be realized, the laboratory is equipped with the
different apparatus and equipment. Proper handling and proper use of each apparatus
or equipment is necessary for safety reasons. Awareness and practice of the
procedures and precautions are also important for students to follow. 
 
Objectives 
 
After completing the activity, you should be able to: 
1. Be familiarized with the common apparatus and equipment in the
Chemistry laboratory; 
2. Identify the proper handling and use of the different laboratory apparatus
and equipment 
 
 
You may watch the videos by clicking the links below before answering the table. 
 
 Basic Chemistry Lab Equipment - YouTube  
 Lab Tools and Equipment - Know your glassware and become an expert
Chemist! | Chemistry - YouTube 
 
Draw/attach pictures and give the use/function of the common laboratory
apparatus.  

LABORATOR PICTURE USE/

Y FUNCTIONS
APPARATUS
Beaker Beakers are
another cylindrical
utensil made up of
glass, with a flat
bottom and an
upper opening,
which may or may
not have a spout.
They are of
varying sizes and
are used to hold,
heat, or mix
substances with
the proper
measure. Beakers
come in every size
from tiny 20 ml
cups to liter-sized
buckets, and
everything in
between - but 250-
500 ml beakers
are most common.
Bunsen Burner Bunsen burners
are small gas
burners that
produce a single
open flame. They
are common in
the laboratories of
chemists and in
school
laboratories
because they help
students observe
chemical
reactions. The
heat from a
Bunsen burner
can sterilize
equipment, heat
chemicals to
produce specific
reactions or
facilitate
combustion.
Burette Its mostly used in
Acid the titration
Burette reactions, and is
Base handful in
Burette delivering a known
volume of any
substance to other
equipment. This
apparatus is a
long-graduated
tube, with a
stopcock present
at the lower end. It
usually comes in
the sizes of 10ml,
25ml or 50ml.

Acid burette is a

burette used when
an acid has to be
measured and
dispensed into
another solution to
see what the
reaction will be.

Base burette
laboratory
apparatus function
is that in analytical
chemistry, it is
used
for measuring the
volume of a liquid,
particularly one of
the reagents in a
titration, and for
accurately
distributing
variables.
Crucible and A crucible cover is
Cover an extremely heat-
resistant lid used
to contain the
contents of a
crucible. It is
traditionally made
of clay, though
other materials,
such as strong
metals, may be
used. Unlike a
typical lid, a
crucible cover is
wider than the
mouth of the
crucible. This
helps keep the
covering loose
enough so that
some gas can
escape while the
contents are being
heated.
Crucible Tongs Crucible tongs
function is widely
found in a science
laboratory
equipment or
industrial
equipment to
handle a hot
crucible,
evaporating
dishes, flasks,
small beakers or
other items which
have a high
temperature or
contain potentially
dangerous
materials which
cannot be touched
with bare hands.
Dropper The dropper, also
known as Pasteur
pipette, is a
common small
apparatus, usually
made up of plastic
or glass cylinder,
having a small
nozzle on one side
and a rubber
holder on the
other. It is used to
put the liquids or
solutions in any
medium dropwise,
that is, one drop at
a time, a piece of
necessary
equipment when
any reagent is
required in an
extremely small
amount in a
solution.
Erlenmeyer Erlenmeyer flasks
Flask are used to
contain liquids and
for mixing,
heating, cooling,
incubation,
filtration, storage,
and other liquid-
handling
processes. Their
slanted sides and
narrow necks
allow the contents
to be mixed by
swirling without
the risk of spills,
which is useful for
titrations and for
boiling liquids.
Evaporating Evaporating dish
Dish is a tool used in
labs to separate
liquids and solids
from a solution by
allowing the water
to evaporate off
into the air. The
result is either a
more concentrated
solution or the
solid precipitate of
the dissolved
substance.
Florence Flask Florence flask is
characterized by a
long neck and
rounded bottom
with a flat base. It
is useful as a
reaction vessel as
well as for heating
solutions.

Forceps Forceps are the

"tweezers" in an
organic chem lab.
They come in
many sizes and
shapes,
sometimes old
and discolored,
sometimes new
and shiny,
sometimes sharp
and pointed,
sometimes flat-
ended. 
Funnel Funnel is used for
separating solid
substances from
solution. May be
made of ceramic
or plastic. Used for
filtering; the
bottom of the frit is
a porous glass
surface, which
allows material to
be trapped.
Goggles Chemical splash
goggles or
"goggles”
means flexible
fitting chemical-
protective goggles
with a hooded
indirect ventilation
system to provide
primary protection
of the eyes and
eye sockets from
the splash of
hazardous liquids. 
Graduated A Measuring
Cylinder Cylinders /
graduated cylinder
/ cylinder
measuring /
mixing cylinder is
a piece of
laboratory
apparatus used to
measure the
volume of a
liquids, chemicals
or solutions during
the lab daily work.
Graduated
cylinders are more
precise and
accurate than the
common
laboratory flasks
and beakers.
Mortar and Mortar and Pestle
Pestle (plural mortars
and pestles) A
device made up of
a bowl (the
mortar) and a
heavy, blunt object
(the pestle), the
end of which is
used for crushing
and grinding
ingredients or
substances into a
fine paste or
powder.
Pipette Pippete a small
piece of apparatus
which typically
consists of a
narrow tube into
which fluid is
drawn by suction
(as for dispensing
or measurement)
and retained by
closing the upper
end. 
Plastic Wash Wash-bottles are
Bottle used to supply
precise and small
quantities of
various liquids.
Working with
chemicals, which
are sometimes
dangerous,
requires a high
level of
responsibility and
concentration.
Ring Ring clamps (or
Clamp/Iron iron rings) are also
Ring commonly used in
the organic lab.
They are used to
hold separatory
funnels (Figure
1.6a), and can be
used to secure
funnels when
filtering or pouring
liquids into narrow
joints 
Ring Ring stand (plural
Stand/Support ring stands)
Stand (chemistry) An
item of laboratory
equipment
consisting of a
metal pole with a
solid, firm base,
used to hold or
clamp laboratory
glassware and
other equipment in
place, so that it
does not fall down
or come apart.
Rubber Rubber stoppers
Stopper are ideal
for plugging joints
or holes in
laboratory
glassware and
creating a liquid-
tight seal. Rubber
bungs are often
used with glass
containers such as
test tubes, flasks,
jugs, and many
other pieces of
standard lab
equipment.
Spatula These laboratory
spatulas are very
much similar to
the kitchen like
spatulas found in
our home but they
are just very
smaller in size in
comparison. The
spatulas are
usually resistant to
heat and acids,
hence making
them suitable for
large range use in
the laboratory
experiments.

Stirring Rod Stirring rod is used

for mixing liquids,
or solids and
liquids. Stir rods
are used as part of
proper laboratory
technique when
decanting
supernatants
because the
contact helps to
negate the
adhesion between
the side of the
glassware and the
supernatant that is
responsible for the
liquid running
down the side.
Test Tube Test tubes are
another type of
glassware
commonly used in
laboratories.
Unlike volumetric
flasks, not all test
tubes help with
measuring. Many
test tubes, which
are usually
around 3 to 6
inches long, are
completely
unmarked, and
help with viewing,
holding or
transporting
chemicals from
one vessel or
location to
another.
Test Tube Test tube brush or
Brush spout brush is a
brush used
for cleaning test
tubes and narrow
mouth laboratory
glassware, such
as graduated
cylinders,
burettes, and
Erlenmeyer flasks.
A test tube
holder is used to
hold test tubes. It
is used for holding
a test tube in
place when the
tube is hot or
should not be
touched.
Test Tube A test tube holder
Holder is used to hold test
tubes. It is used
for holding a test
tube in place when
the tube is hot or
should not be
touched. Test tube
stand. Test tube
racks are
laboratory
equipment used to
hold upright
multiple test tubes
at the same time.
Test Tube Test tube racks
Rack are laboratory
equipment used to
hold upright
multiple test tubes
at the same time.
They are most
commonly used
when various
different solutions
are needed to
work with
simultaneously, for
safety reasons, for
safe storage of
test tubes, and to
ease the transport
of multiple tubes.
Thermometer Every lab is
equipped with a
basic thermometer
as many times,
certain chemical
or biological
reactions can be
carried out in any
particular
temperature range
only and so to
proceed, the
thermometer
becomes very
necessary to
measure the
temperature of the
required solution
before moving
forward with
further reaction
procedure.

Triple Beam In a laboratory,

Balance you need to know
the mass of
certain objects,
specimens or
chemicals with
precision. To do
this, scientists
and medical
professionals
often use a triple
beam balance. A
triple beam
balance is a kind
of scale that gives
an accurate
reading of mass
using three
beams, each
marked with
different gram
increments.
Volumetric Volumetric flasks
Flask are a kind of
glassware
commonly used in
laboratories.
These flasks help
measure liquids
and are more
accurate than
common
measuring cups
or flasks. This is
because
volumetric flasks
can hold a precise
amount of liquid.
Watch Glass This apparatus is
more commonly
found in chemistry
laboratories and is
made up of a
concave piece of
glass. It is
normally used to
hold solids,
evaporate liquids,
and heat small
quantities of
different
substances as per
the need of the
experiment.
Wire Gauze Wire gauze is
placed on top of a
stand positioned
between a Bunsen
burner and the
glassware to be
heated. Wire
gauze diffuses
heat from the
burner flame to
help protect the
glassware from
breaking over
direct
heat. Intended for
flat-bottomed
glassware such as
beakers, and
flasks.