Laboratory Equipment and Supplies

Flashcards identifying standard laboratory equipment and their functions based on the provided lecture transcript.

Spot plate

Also referred to as a well plate, it is used to perform small-scale chemical reactions.

forcepts

A handheld instrument used for grasping and holding small objects.

Weight boat

An open container used for weighing liquid or solid samples on a balance.

Watch glass

A circular concave piece of glass used as a surface to evaporate a liquid, to hold solids while being weighed, or as a cover for a beaker.

Funnel

A tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening.

microspatula

A very small tool used for handling tiny amounts of granular or powdered solids.

spatula

A tool with a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread, and lift material.

Beaker Tongs

Used to safely handle and move hot beakers.

Evaporating Dish

A piece of laboratory glassware used for the evaporation of solutions.

Bunson Burner

A common piece of laboratory equipment that produces a single open gas flame for heating, sterilization, and combustion.

Striker

A tool used to create a spark for lighting a gas burner.

Ring Clamp

A metal ring that connects to a ring stand to support equipment such as beakers or flasks.

Water Bottle

A squeeze bottle used to rinse various pieces of laboratory glassware with distilled water.

Wire gauze

A sheet of thin metal that has net-like patterns, placed on a ring clamp to support glassware during heating.

Stirring Rod

A long, thin glass rod used to mix chemicals and liquids.

Crucible tongs

Large pincers used for grasping and lifting a hot crucible or other hot objects.

Crucible and cover

A small container made of ceramic or metal used for heating substances to very high temperatures.

scoopula

A spatula-like scoop utensil used primarily to transfer solid chemicals.

Mortar & pestle

A set of two tools used to grind and mix substances into a fine powder.

Ring Stand

A metal rod attached to a heavy base, used to provide support for various clamps and equipment.

Test tube clamp

A device used to hold a test tube securely to a ring stand.

beaker

A simple cylindrical container with a flat bottom, such as the KIMAX NO. 14000, used for stirring, mixing, and heating liquids.

Graduated cylinder

A piece of laboratory equipment used to measure the volume of a liquid accurately.

Erlenmeyer flask

A conical-shaped laboratory flask with a narrow neck and a flat bottom.

Test tube brushes

Tools designed for cleaning the inside of test tubes.

Test tube rack

A wooden or plastic holder used to keep multiple test tubes upright.

Test tube holder

A metal clamp-like tool used to hold a single test tube while heating or moving it.

Buret clamp

A specialized clamp used to attach a buret to a ring stand.

Spor PIATE

A variation of a well plate mentioned in the transcript used for small-scale testing.

balance

A measuring instrument for determining the mass of objects; specific model EJ-410 has a Max capacity of $410\,g$ and a precision of $d=0.01\,g$.

NaOH

A chemical substance (sodium hydroxide) identified in the laboratory notes.