50 Common Laboratory Apparatus and Their Uses

Number Lab Apparatus Uses

Used to hold and mix liquids, as well as
1. Beaker perform chemical reactions.
Used for storing and mixing liquids. They
2. Erlenmeyer Flask are commonly used in titrations and other
chemical reactions.
Commonly used for experiments and
3. Test Tube observations.
Used for measuring the volume of liquids.
4. Graduated Cylinder Graduated cylinder.
Used for transferring small amounts of
5. Pipette liquids from one container to another.
Used for precise measurement of small
6. Burette amounts of liquids.
Used for precise measurement of a
7. Volumetric Flask specific volume of liquid.
8. Petri Dish Used to culture microorganisms.
9. Microscope Slide Used to hold samples under a microscope.
Used to cover a sample on a microscope
10. Cover Slip slide.
Used to magnify small objects or
11. Microscope organisms for observation.
Used to separate materials of different
12. Centrifuge densities using centrifugal force.
13. Hot Plate Used to heat materials in the laboratory.
Used for heating and sterilizing in the
14. Bunsen Burner laboratory.
Used to support equipment such as
15. Tripod Stand beakers and flasks.
Used to support flasks and beakers during
16. Wire Gauze heating.
17. Beaker Tongs Used for holding hot beakers.
Used for separating two immiscible
18. Separatory Funnel liquids.
Used for transferring small amounts of
19. Dropper liquid.
20. Rubber Tubing Used to transfer liquids and gases.
21. Crucible Tongs Used for holding hot crucibles.
22. Evaporating Dish Used for evaporating liquids
23. Wash Bottle Used for rinsing and washing equipment
24. Filter Paper Used for filtration
25. Watch Glass Used to hold small amounts of materials
Used for grinding and mixing small
26. Mortar And Pestle amounts of materials.
Used for stirring solutions and
27. Stirring Rod suspensions.
28. Thermometer Used to measure temperature.
Used to measure the acidity or basicity of
29. Ph Meter a solution.
Protective gloves used for handling hot
30. Hot Gloves materials
To protect the eyes from chemical
31. Safety Goggles splashes and other hazards.
To protect the skin and clothing from
32. Lab Coat chemical splashes and other hazards.
Used to hold test tubes during experiments
33. Test Tube Rack
Used to hold equipment in place during
34. Clamps experiments
Used to hold equipment such as clamps
35. Retort Stand and wire gauze.
36. Rubber Stopper Used to seal test tubes and flasks.
Used in chemical reactions and
37. Glass Tubing experiments.
38. Crucible Used for heating and melting materials.
39. Wire Brush Used for cleaning equipment.
Used for grasping and handling hot
40. Tongs materials
41. Weighting Scale Used to measure the weight of materials
Used to store materials in a dry
42. Desiccator environment.
Used to transfer liquids or small solid
43. Funnel particles from one container to another.
Used to hold solutions that can be easily
44. Boiling Flask heated with proper swirling motions for
proper mixing.
The primary function dealing with proper
45. Graduated Cylinders measurement of a specific volume of
liquid with precision.
Used in the titration reactions, and is a
46. Burettes handful in delivering a known volume of
any substance to other equipment
To identify the ph of any solution by
47. Litmus changing colors whereas
48. Spring Balance Helpful in measuring the weight of an
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Used to measure the amount of current
49. Ammeter flowing
Made up of glass and is calibrated to hold
50. Volumetric Flasks a precise volume of liquids at any precise
temperature