Laboratory Equipment Flashcards

Flashcards about laboratory equipment and their uses, based on lecture notes.

What is a beaker used for?

Used for holding, heating, and mixing liquids.

What is a test tube rack used for?

Used for holding a test tube or boiling tube.

What is a round-bottomed flask used for?

Used for holding liquids; the round bottom enables uniform heating of liquids.

What is a Bunsen burner used for?

Used for heating, sterilization, and combustion.

What is a funnel used for?

Used for channeling liquid into a burette/container with a small opening.

What is a burette used for?

Used for dispensing an accurate volume of liquid (0-50 cm³).

What is a pipette used for?

Used for measuring and transferring a fixed volume of liquid with a controlled release.

What is a separating funnel used for?

Used for separating liquids.

What is a Buchner flask used for?

Used for pressure-assisted filtration.

What is an electronic scale used for?

Used for weighing substances.

What is a Petri dish used for?

Used for growing microorganisms.

What is a spatula used for?

Used for picking up and transporting small quantities of powder/solid.

What are tongs used for?

Used for gripping and lifting objects.

What is a tripod used for?

Used for supporting wire gauze over a Bunsen burner.

What is a microscope used for?

Used for magnifying an object.

What is a graduated cylinder used for?

Used for measuring volumes of liquids.

What are a mortar and pestle used for?

Used for crushing, grinding, and grounding substances.

What is an evaporating basin used for?

Used to evaporate a liquid from a solution (a concentrated solution or a solid precipitate is left behind).

What is a conical flask used for?

Used for holding and swirling liquids without spilling; the shape also reduces the loss of evaporation.

What is a thermometer used for?

Used for measuring temperature in degrees.

What is a stopwatch used for?

Used for measuring the amount of time elapsed.

What is a gas jar used for?

Used for collecting and holding gas from an experiment.

What is wire gauze used for?

Used for distributing heat evenly and supporting beakers/flasks during heating.

What is a test tube holder used for?

Used for holding a test tube or boiling tube.