PRESENTATION

DARWISA G. HAWARI
DIP-EMS 1A
 CONTENTS
02 COMMON
01 INTRODUCTION LABORATORY
EQUIPMENT

03 OBJECTIVE,
04 LABORATORY
MATERIAL AND
AND
PROCEDURES
APPARATUS
EQUIPMENT

05 QUESTIONS 06 CONCLUSIONS
AND ANSWERS
INTRODUCTION

In chemistry, knowledge of the common

laboratory apparatus and equipment is
veryimportant for a student to be able to
investigate or perform experiments correctly.Apart
fromknowing the name of the apparatus, it is
necessary that the student knows the function and
the“how”oftheapparatus.
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 COMMON
LABORATORY
EQUIPMENT
 OBJECTIVE, MATERIAL
AND PROCEDURES
• Objectives: At the end of this activity, students should be able
tondo the following: Familiarize the different apparatus through
illustrations and pictures; Name the different common
laboratory apparatus; and state their function and uses.

• Materials: Microsoftword and Google (cut and paste)

• Procedures: Choose twenty-five most common laboratory

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Erlenmeyer flasks
FUNCTION
Erlenmeyer flasks- 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.

WHO INVENTED
Erlenmeyer flask/Inventors
B, An Erlenmeyer flask. These inverted conical flasks were
invented in 1861 by the German chemist Emil Richard August
Carl Erlenmeyer (1825–1909) and have been used
ubiquitously in laboratories throughout the world. Dr.
Erlenmeyer was the first chemist to synthesize tyrosine,
guanidine, creatine, and creatinine
Scoopula
FUNCTION
Scoopula- is a brand name of a spatula-like scoop
utensil used primarily in chemistry lab settings to
transfer solids: to a weigh paper for weighing, to a
cover slip to measure melting point, or a graduated
cylinder, or to a watch glass from a flask or beaker
through scraping.

WHO INVENTED
The Scoopula was created by students
from the Dempsey group in the
Chemistry Department at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
 BEAKER
FUNCTION
Beakers- are useful as a reaction container or to
hold liquid or solid samples. They are also used to
catch liquids from titrations and filtrates from
filtering operations. Laboratory Burners are
sources of heat. Burets are for addition of a precise
volume of liquid.

WHO INVENTED
Richard Conderbnerellos is credited with the invention
of the beaker, but in reality the Beaker invented the
beaker in 1846. Prior to his career as Beaker at The
Muppet Show, Beaker was actually a scientist who
performed innovative scientific work in the production
of glassware designed to help perform innovative
scientific work
 WATCH GLASS
FUNCTION
Watch glasses- are circular, slightly-concave
pieces of glass that are used by chemists to
evaporate liquids and cover beakers during
sample preparation.When used to evaporate
liquids, watch glasses allow laboratory
personnel to observe the formation of
precipitates or crystals.

WHO INVENTED
Barbara Keppel is the inventor of
watch glass
 VOLUMETRIC
FLASK
FUNCTION
A volumetric flask (measuring flask or graduated flask) is a
piece of laboratory apparatus, a type of laboratory flask,
calibrated to contain a precise volume at a certain
temperature. Volumetric flasks are used for precise
dilutions and preparation of standard solutions.
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WHO INVENTED
volumetric flask
The flask is named after British chemist and physicist Sir James
Dewar (1842-1923). Dewar invented the Dewar flask in 1892 to
aid him in his work with liquid gases. The common thermos
bottle is an adaptation of the Dewar flask.
 CLAISEN FLASK
FUNCTION
Claisen flasks- are a type of lab flask that is
used for boiling.

WHO INVENTED
The Claisen flask or Claisen distillation flask is a
special type of distillation flask used in several
procedures, like vacuum distillation. It was
invented by Rainer Ludwig Claisen.
FUNCTION
Test tubes- are widely WHO INVENTED
used by chemists to Two renowned
handle chemicals, chemists, Jons
especially for Jacob Berzelius
(1779–1848) and
qualitative experiments
Michael Faraday
and assays. Test tubes
(1791–1867), have
are convenient
been suggested as
containers for heating the inventor of the
small amounts of test tube. Berzelius
liquids or solids with a describes the more
Bunsen burner or robust cousin of the
alcohol burner. The test tube, the boiling
tube is usually held by
its neck with a clamp TEST TUBES tube, in an 1814
article.
or tongs.
BURETTE
FUNCTION
Burette, also spelled buret, laboratory apparatus used in
quantitative chemical analysis to measure the volume of a liquid or
a gas. It consists of a graduated glass tube with a stopcock
(turning plug, or spigot) at one end.

WHO INVENTED
The first burette was invented in 1845 by the French chemist
Étienne Ossian Henry (1798–1873). In 1855, the German chemist
Karl Friedrich Mohr (1806–1879) presented an improved version
of Henry's burette, having graduations inscribed on the tube of the
burette.
 FUNNEL
FUNCTION

Laboratory funnels are used to channel liquids or fine-

FUNCTION
grained chemicals (powders) into labware with a
narrow neck or opening. Often, they are made of
plastic such as polypropylene. Reusable products can
be sterilized in an autoclave.

WHO INVENTED

Jules Piccard
In 1865, the Swiss chemist Jules Piccard recommended
an apparatus consisting of a two-necked Woulfe
bottle, a funnel, and a water aspirator or a Geissler
pump
 FUNCTION
To transport a measured volume of liquid.

PIPET WHO INVENTED

Francois Descroizilles
The earliest pipettes date back to the 18th century, when French chemist,
pharmacist, and inventor Francois Descroizilles developed the berthollimetre and
alcalimetre, early precursors to the buret and pipette, respectively (Author’s note,
I highly recommend reading this profile from 1951 of Francois Descroizilles; his
career involved research on apple cider, lighthouses, and bleach, and the tone of
the piece is very amusing).
FUNCTION

Graduated cylinders- are long, slender vessels used

for measuring the volumes of liquids. They are not
intended for mixing, stirring, heating, or weighing.
Graduated cylinders commonly range in size from
5 mL to 500 mL.

WHO INVENTED

Albert Einstein invented the graduated cylinder. GRADUATED

 FUNCTION
DROPPER
Dropper- An eye dropper,
also known as a Pasteur
pipette, or dropper, is a
device used to transfer small
quantities of liquids. They are
used in the laboratory and
also to dispense small
amounts of liquid
medicines.The combination
of the pipette and rubber bulb
has also been referred to as
a teat pipette. WHO INVENTED

Back in 1998, Kind Shock General Manager Martin Hsu took

inspiration from the common office chair to create his first
dropper, paving the way for KS's future efforts in the field.
TEST TUBES
HOLDER

FUNCTION
WHO INVENTED
Test tube racks/holder- are laboratory
equipment used to hold upright multiple test Two renowned chemists, Jons Jacob
tubes at the same time. They are most Berzelius (1779–1848) and Michael Faraday
commonly used when various different (1791–1867), have been suggested as the
solutions are needed to work with
FUNCTION inventor of the test tube. Berzelius
simultaneously, for safety reasons, for safe
describes the more robust cousin of the
storage of test tubes, and to ease the
transport of multiple tubes.
test tube, the boiling tube, in an 1814
article.
THERMOMETER

FUNCTION
Thermometer- Laboratory thermometers measure
temperature with a high level of precision for applications
such as experiment monitoring, instrument calibration,
materials testing, and maintaining a sterile work
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environment.

WHO INVENTED
Fahrenheit Scale - Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit. What can be
Keywords1
considered the first modern thermometer, the mercury
thermometer with a standardized scale, was invented by Daniel
Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1714. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was the
German physicist who invented a alcohol thermometer in 1709,
and the mercury thermometer in 1714.
 SPATULA
FUNCTION
In laboratories, spatulas and
microspatulas are small stainless steel
utensils, used for scraping, transferring,
or applying powders and paste-like
chemicals or treatments. Many spatula
brands are also resistant to acids,
bases, heat, and solvents, which make
them ideal for use with a wide range of
compounds.

WHO INVENTE
John Spaduala: Inventor of the Spatula.
TONG
FUNCTION
1
Laboratory tongs are large pincers for grasping and
lifting vessels of heat-resistant material used in high
temperature chemical reactions. Tongs differ in shape
are designed to pick up laboratory items including, hot
evaporating dishes, beakers, crucibles, and other
laboratory apparatuses.

2 WHO INVENTED
Pillstrom Tongs were invented by Lawrence G. Pillstrom
MD for the safe capture of snakes for scientific
research. The company eventually began shipping
these unique, safe herpetological tools all over the
world. They are used by zoos, animal control agencies,
specialty animal handlers, collectors, and others.
 FROCEPS
FUNCTION
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.
They all work fine! Forceps are used for any situation
where you have to grab a small item and cannot do it
with your fingers.

WHI INVENTED
Peter Chamberlen the elder
24 WELL PLATE
FUNCTION

24 well plates- are manufactured in pure

polystyrene with low fluorescence and can
be used for animal and plant cell tissue-
culture studies. The radius edged inner
bottom of the wells improves the
efficiency of washing. The plates comply
with SBS standards.

KEYWORD

Inventor of 24 well plate: Tom Astle

 CORKS

FUNCTION
Corks- are used in laboratories to securely seal vessels. Laboratory stoppers are used not only to prevent spills, but also to trap
noxious fumes or to allow the vessel to be shaken.

WHO INVENTED
Karl Friedrich Mohr was a German chemist born on November 04, 1806 – died on September 28, 1879. He was invented such
laboratory apparatus such as Pinchcock, Cork borer, Mohr's balance, Mohr's salt (Ammonium iron (II) sulfate) and Mohr's clip.
 SEPARATE
FUNNEL
FUNCTION
Separating Funnel- also known as a separation funnel,
separating funnel, or colloquially sep funnel, is a piece
of laboratory glassware used in liquid-liquid extractions
to separate (partition) the components of a mixture
into two immiscible solvent phases of different
densities.

WHO INVENTE
Saint Elmo Louis
Well, there are two things actually. The funnel was
actually invented in 1898 by Saint Elmo Louis.
SOXHLET
FUNCTION
21. Soxhlet extractor- is a laboratory apparatus for the
extraction of lipids and other molecules from a solid
sample. A soxhlet extraction apparatus is composed of
a condenser, a soxhlet extractor, and round bottomed
flask.

WHO INVENTED
The well known Soxhlet laboratory extractor (see Figure
1) was first proposed in 1879 in the course of a paper
dealing with the determination of milk fat (1) by the
German agricultural chemist, Franz Ritter von Soxhlet
(1848–1926).
 FUNCTION
Thiele tube- The Thiele tube, named after the German
chemist Johannes Thiele, is a laboratory glassware designed
to contain and heat an oil bath. Such a setup is commonly
used in the determination of the melting point of a substance.
The apparatus itself resembles a glass test tube with an
attached handle.

WHO INVENTED

The Thiele tube, named after the German chemist

Johannes Thiele, is a laboratory glassware designed to
contain and heat an oil bath. Such a setup is commonly
used in the determination of the melting point of a
substance. The apparatus itself resembles a glass test

THIELE TUBE
tube with an attached handle.
 Graham Condenser

FUNCTION
Graham Condenser- is used to cool and
condense a gas back to a liquid, often as part of
the process of chemical distillation. The piece
consists of a coiled glass tube through which
the gas travels. The coil is surrounded by a
jacket of water that helps to cool the gas.
WHO INVENTED
The water-cooled condenser, which was
popularized by Justus von Liebig, was invented
by Weigel, Poisonnier, and Gadolin, and
perfected by Gottling, all in the late 18th
century.
Retort Flask
FUNCTION
Retort Flask- In a chemistry laboratory, a retort is a device
used for distillation or dry distillation of substances. It
consists of a spherical vessel with a long downward-
pointing neck. The liquid to be distilled is placed in the
vessel and heated.

WHO INVENTED
Josef Kavlier
This object is a retort made by Josef Kavlier. Retorts
are among the oldest forms of glassware used in
chemistry. With their bulbs and long necks, they are
suitable for distillation—the separation of one material
from another through heating
BOILING FLASK
FUNCTION
Boiling flask- The boiling flask, also known as a round
bottom flask, is a chemical vessel with a spherical
body and a cylindrical neck. It is most often used when
heating solutions, particularly for distillation.

WHO INVENTED
This object is a stoppered 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask made of
Pyrex glass. The Erlenmeyer flask is named for Emil
Erlenmeyer (1825–1909), a German organic chemist who
designed the flask in 1861. The flask is often used for stirring
or heating solutions and is purposefully designed to be useful
for those tasks.
 Questions:
Why is it important for students taking chemistry to know the different
laboratory apparatus and equipment?
 From your output, classify the apparatus in terms of " What it is made of?"
and "Common Function".

ANS:
Most of the laboratory apparatus is made of glass because:
It does not react with most of the chemicals used in experiments. Glass
withstands high temperatures. Pyrex glass or borosil glass is a special type of
glass which hardly expands on heating and Laboratory tongs are large pincers
for grasping and lifting vessels of heat-resistant material used in high
temperature chemical reactions. Tongs differ in shape are designed to pick up
laboratory items including, hot evaporating dishes, beakers, crucibles, and
other laboratory apparatuses I consider the tongs and test tube holder as the
common function with this apparatus because tongs, test tube holder are used
to hold and move beakers containing hot liquids.
 CONCLUSIONS:
(Based your conclusion on the objectives posted for this activity.)

ANS:
It is critical to operate the various scientific apparatus with safety and attention. we should seek the
guidance of an experienced chemist or laboratory handler if you aren't used to handling them
because you could seriously damage yourself.Your experiments will also give you with inaccurate
information and measurements if you mistreat the equipment.

• Because the majority of laboratory equipment is made of glass, it is exceedingly delicate and
breakable.
The glass is important because it allows chemists to easily see what is going on inside them, so
they should be handled with care. The glass equipment such as Bunsen burners, test tubes, and
breakers are exposed to extreme heat and different experiments, making them more prone to
breakage
• Laboratory apparatus play an important role in science and education therefore should not be treated as toys. They are commonly found in school
laboratories to provide students with basic chemistry education and experience. They are also used in research laboratories although these feature
more advanced and high end types of equipment.
• Each piece of equipment has a standard mode of operation which should be strictly followed, especially if you are a first-time user.
• The durability of laboratory equipment highly depends on its maintenance. Regular maintenance and repair services should be employed to ensure
safety and functionality of each device.

The wide range of laboratory equipment available is each designed to serve a specific purpose. They are all important to scientists,students and

researchers to carry out their work and experiments in the lab which help produce data that will be beneficial for the learners .
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