40 Question Lab Quipment Quiz

Beaker

A simple container used for heating and stirring liquids, generally cylindrical with a flat bottom.

Erlenmeyer Flask

A flask with a flat bottom, tapered neck, and an opening used for pouring or closing with a stopper.

Round Bottom Flask

A spherical flask that evenly distributes stress, used for chemical reactions, reflux set-ups, and synthesis.

Wide Mouth Bottle / Gas Collecting Bottle

A glass bottle used with a pneumatic trough.

Side Arm Flask

A flask used to filter water by a vacuum filter action system.

Volumetric Flask

A flask calibrated to contain a precise volume at a particular temperature for precise dilutions and standard solutions.

Thistle Tube

A shaft tube with a funnel-like top used to add to an existing system or apparatus.

Buret

Used in analytical chemistry to dispense and measure variable amounts of a chemical solution.

Thermometer

A device that measures temperature or a temperature gradient.

Volumetric Pipet

Allows extremely accurate measurement of the volume of a solution to four significant figures.

Graduated Pipet

A pipette with volume increments marked along the tube, used to accurately measure and transfer liquid.

Condenser

Used to condense a substance from its gaseous to its liquid state.

Separatory Funnel

Used in liquid-liquid extractions to separate components into two immiscible solvent phases of different densities.

Stirring Rod

A glass rod used to mix chemicals and liquids for laboratory purposes.

Ring Stand

A metal pole with a solid base used to hold or clamp laboratory glassware and equipment in place.

Bunsen Burner

Produces a single open gas flame used for heating, sterilization, and combustion.

Utility Clamp

Used to hold objects such as test tubes or flasks.

Wire Gauze

Heat-resistant mesh used to cover a Bunsen burner heating part and support objects.

Clay Triangle

Used in heating substances by a Bunsen burner to support a crucible.

Test Tube Holder

Used to hold test tubes safely, especially when they are hot or being heated.

Ring Clamps

Used to support objects that are difficult to support, like a funnel.

Pinch Clamp

Used to control the flow of chemicals and liquids through flexible tubing.

Test Tube Rack

Used to hold test tubes in place and prevent spills.

Burette Clamp

Used specifically to hold and secure long tubes or thermometers on a stand.

Triple and Double Beam Balance

Instruments used to measure mass and weight very precisely.

Funnel

A pipe with a wide mouth and a skinny stem used to channel liquid or fine-grained substances.

Buchner Funnel

A piece of laboratory equipment (traditionally porcelain) used in filtration.

Wash Bottle

A squeeze bottle with a nozzle used to rinse various pieces of laboratory glassware.

Pipet Filler

A three-valve device used to safely fill glass and plastic pipettes.

Test Tube Brush

Used to clean test tubes, flasks, beakers, and other glassware.

Funnel Rack

A rectangular rack (wood or wirecraft) used to hold funnels.

Mortar and Pestle

Used to crush and grind substances into a paste for experiments.

Crucible Tongs

Scissor-like tools with pincers used to grasp hot crucibles, flasks, or dishes.

Crucible and Lid

A porcelain or metal cup used to heat chemical compounds to very high temperatures.

Graduated Cylinder

A common piece of equipment used to measure the volume of a liquid using marked lines.

Watch Glass

A circular concave piece of glass used to evaporate liquids, weigh solids, or cover beakers.

Dropper Bottle

Used to transfer small quantities of liquids using a glass tube and rubber bulb.

Rubber Bulb

Placed on top of a glass or plastic tube as a vacuum source for filling reagents and controlling flow.

Evaporating Dish

Used to evaporate excess solvents to produce a concentrated solution or solid precipitate.

Dessicator

Sealable enclosures containing desiccants used to protect moisture-sensitive items from humidity.