Lab Glassware and Equipment

graduated cylinder

used to measure the volume of a liquid

Beakers

contain liquids

Erlenmeyer flask

For heating and holding reactions

wash bottle

used to rinse various pieces of laboratory glassware

test tubes and rack

Used to hold chemicals/tubes while experimenting

test tube holder

Holds test tubes

test tube brush

used to clean test tubes

Glass plate

many uses (should not be heated)

Ruler

tool used to measure length

thermometer

An instrument used to measure temperature

Forceps

used to pick up or hold small items

dropper/pipette/pipet

String rod

Stirs chemicals

Micro spatula

used for moving small amounts of solid from place to place

Ring stand

a support with many uses

iron ring

Used to support funnels and wire gauze/beakers

single buret clamp

hold equipment and glassware to ring stand

Wire guaze

to spread the heat of a flame

Fire resistant pad

Sponge

micro burner

Wing top

Used to spread the Bunsen burner flame

evaporating dish

Used to evaporate liquids from a mixture

gas measuring tube

to collect and measure the volumes of gases

Triangle file

Used to etch glass used for filing

watch glass

to hold solids while being weighed, or as a cover for a beaker

screw clamp

used to block off rubber tubing

clay triangle

used to hold a crucible while the crucible is heated

crucible and cover

used to hold small amounts of chemicals during heating at high temperatures

compound light microscope

microscope that allows light to pass through a specimen and uses two lenses to form an image

triple beam balance scale

the instrument used to measure the mass of an object

Scapel

a surgical knife used to make incisions.

disecting needle