Lab EquipmentLab Equipment

Test Tube HolderTest Tube Holder

A test tube A test tube holder is holder is used for used for holding a holding a test tube test tube which is too which is too hot to hot to handle.handle.

ScoopulasScoopulas

Scoopulas are Scoopulas are used to used to dispense solid dispense solid chemicals chemicals from their from their containers.containers.

Chemicals should never Chemicals should never be transferred with be transferred with your bare hands.your bare hands.

Medicine DropperMedicine Dropper

A medicine A medicine dropper is dropper is used used to to transfer a transfer a small small volume of volume of liquid (less liquid (less than one than one mL).mL).On top of each medicine On top of each medicine

dropper is a “dropper is a “rubber bulbrubber bulb””

Plastic Dropper PipettesPlastic Dropper Pipettes

Used like a Used like a medicine medicine dropper. dropper. Always return Always return pipettes to the pipettes to the bottles they bottles they come from… come from… DO NOT lay DO NOT lay down onto down onto tabletable

CrucibleCrucible

Crucibles are Crucibles are used for used for heating heating certain solids, certain solids, particularly particularly metals, to metals, to very high very high temperatures.temperatures.

Crucible TongsCrucible Tongs

For For handling handling hot crucibleshot crucibles; ; also used to also used to pick up other pick up other hot objectshot objects. . NOTNOT to be used to be used for picking up for picking up beakers! beakers!

Beaker TongsBeaker Tongs

Beaker Beaker tongs are tongs are used to used to move move beakers beakers containing containing hot liquidshot liquids

Evaporating DishEvaporating Dish

The The evaporating evaporating dish is used for dish is used for the the heating of heating of stable solid stable solid compounds and compounds and elements.elements.

Watch GlassWatch Glass

A watch A watch glass is glass is used to used to hold hold a small a small amount of amount of solidsolid, such , such as the as the product of a product of a reaction.reaction.

Also used as a Also used as a beaker lidbeaker lid during certain during certain reactionsreactions

ForcepsForceps

Forceps (or tweezers) Forceps (or tweezers) are used are used to pick up small to pick up small objects.objects.

Test Tube BrushesTest Tube Brushes

Test tube Test tube brushes are brushes are used to used to clean clean test tubes test tubes and and graduated graduated cylinders.cylinders.Forcing a large brush Forcing a large brush

into a small test tube into a small test tube will often break the will often break the tubetube..

Test Test TubesTubes

Used toUsed to mix small mix small amounts of amounts of solutions solutions

Also used toAlso used to heat heat small amounts of small amounts of solutions solutions

Spot PlatesSpot Plates

Spot plates are Spot plates are used when we used when we want to want to perform perform many small many small scale reactions scale reactions at one timeat one time

FunnelFunnel

A funnel is A funnel is used to used to aid aid in the in the transfer of transfer of liquid from liquid from one vessel one vessel to anotherto another

BeakerBeaker

Beakers Beakers hold hold solids or solids or liquids that liquids that will not will not release gases release gases when reacted when reacted or are unlikely or are unlikely to splatter if to splatter if stirred or stirred or heated.heated.

Erlenmeyer FlaskErlenmeyer Flask

Erlenmeyer Erlenmeyer flasks flasks hold hold solids or liquids solids or liquids that may that may release gases release gases during a during a reaction or that reaction or that are likely to are likely to splatter if splatter if stirred or stirred or heated.heated.

Volumetric FlaskVolumetric Flask

Used for Used for making making specific specific volumes of volumes of solutions.solutions.

RingstandsRingstands

Ringstands are Ringstands are used to hold used to hold items when items when using a Bunsen using a Bunsen burnerburner

Iron RingsIron Rings

Iron rings Iron rings connect to a connect to a ringstand and ringstand and provide a stable, provide a stable, elevated elevated platform for the platform for the reaction.reaction.

Clay TriangleClay Triangle

The clay The clay triangle is triangle is used used as a support for as a support for porcelain porcelain crucibles when crucibles when being heated being heated over a Bunsen over a Bunsen burner.burner.

Wire GauzeWire Gauze

Wire gauze Wire gauze sits sits on the iron ring to on the iron ring to provide a place to provide a place to stand a beaker. stand a beaker.

On older wire gauze, the On older wire gauze, the white material is white material is asbestos!asbestos!

Utility ClampsUtility Clamps

Utility clamps Utility clamps are used to are used to secure test secure test tubes, tubes, distillation distillation columns, and columns, and burets to the burets to the ringstand.ringstand.

Bunsen BurnerBunsen Burner

Bunsen Bunsen burners are burners are used for the used for the heating of heating of nonvolatile nonvolatile liquids and liquids and solids.solids.

Graduated CylinderGraduated Cylinder

A A graduategraduated cylinder d cylinder is used to is used to measure measure volumes volumes of liquids.of liquids.

Test Tube RacksTest Tube Racks

Test tube racks are for Test tube racks are for holding holding and organizing test tubes on the and organizing test tubes on the laboratorylaboratory countercounter. . Plastic racks Plastic racks may melt in contact with very hot may melt in contact with very hot test tubes.test tubes.

Rubber StoppersRubber Stoppers

Rubber Rubber stoppers are stoppers are used to used to close close containers to containers to avoid spillage avoid spillage or or contamination.contamination.

Containers should never be Containers should never be heated when there is a heated when there is a stopper in placestopper in place..

Glass Stir RodGlass Stir Rod

A glass rod is A glass rod is used to used to manually stir manually stir solutions.solutions. It It can also be can also be used to used to transfer a transfer a single drop of single drop of a solution.a solution.

Litmus Litmus PaperPaper

RedRed litmus litmus paper is paper is used to used to identify identify bases.bases.BlueBlue litmus litmus paper is paper is used to used to identify identify acids.acids.

Glass PipetteGlass PipetteA glass A glass pipette pipette measures and measures and delivers exact delivers exact volumes of volumes of liquids.liquids.

A pipette bulb is A pipette bulb is used to used to draw liquids into the draw liquids into the pipettepipette.. NEVER pipette by NEVER pipette by mouthmouth

Wash BottleWash Bottle

A wash bottle has A wash bottle has a spout that a spout that delivers a wash delivers a wash solution to a solution to a specific area.specific area. Distilled water is Distilled water is the only liquid the only liquid that should be that should be used in a wash used in a wash bottle.bottle.

Weighing BoatWeighing Boat

Weighing boats Weighing boats are used to are used to weigh solids weigh solids that will be that will be transferred to transferred to another vessel.another vessel.

Glass PlatesGlass Plates

Glass plates Glass plates provide a surface provide a surface for semi-micro for semi-micro scale scale experiments, experiments, such as drop such as drop reactions and reactions and testing of acids testing of acids and bases.and bases.

Triangular FileTriangular File

Triangular files Triangular files are are used used primarily to cut primarily to cut glass rodglass rod, a skill , a skill that your that your instructor will instructor will share with you share with you when it when it becomes useful.becomes useful.

StrikersStrikers

Strikers are Strikers are used to used to light light Bunsen Bunsen burnersburners. .

Do not operate the Do not operate the striker repeatedly just striker repeatedly just to see the sparks!to see the sparks!