Lab Equipment

What are goggles used for?

Protect eyes during lab experiments

What is a beaker used for?

Holding and mixing liquids

What is an Erlenmeyer flask used for?

Storing and heating liquids

What are stoppers used for?

Seal laboratory glassware

What is a graduated cylinder used for?

Measuring volume

What are test tubes used for?

Mixing, handling, storing small amounts of liquid

What is a test tube holder used for?

Hold test tubes (especially hot ones)

What is a test tube rack used for?

Hold and store test tubes upright

What is a test tube brush used for?

Scrub and clean laboratory glassware, not just test tubes

What are tongs used for?

Pick up and hold hot beakers

What is a hot plate used for?

Heat liquids in beakers/flasks

What is a Bunsen burner used for?

Heat liquids in test tubes, solids with tongs, or beakers/flasks with retort stand

What is a striker (flint lighter) used for?

Create a spark to light a Bunsen burner

What is a ring stand (retort stand) used for?

Support with many uses

What is an iron ring/ring clamp used for?

Fastens to a retort stand to support lab equipment

What is wire gauze used for?

Spread heat of a flame

What is a test tube clamp used for?

Attach to retort stand to support test tubes while heating

What is a watch glass used for?

Evaporate small amounts of liquid

What is a mortar and pestle used for?

Grind solids into fine powder

What is a glass stirring rod used for?

Stir liquids in flasks or beakers

What is a funnel used for?

Pour liquids or fine solids into small openings

What is a spatula (scoopula) used for?

Transfer solids between containers

What is a dropper used for?

Transfer small amounts of liquid

What are forceps/tweezers used for?

Pick up or hold small objects

What is a plastic wash bottle used for?

Dispense distilled water

What is an electronic scale (balance) used for?

Measure mass electronically