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table-top balance
0.001 g-300g
Weigh boat/paper is needed
1mL= 1 g
last decimal is estimated
analytical balance
One in prep room
Density- 0.0001 g, max- 65g
C-102 has each in orange yellow red and pink lab stations
C-104 has one in the yellow lab station
Microcentrifuge Tube Holder/Rack
Has 80 count
4-way tube holder/rack
aka flipper rack
holds 50 ml conical tubes, 15 ml conical/test tubes, microcentrifuge tubes, mini centrifuge tubes
Drying Rack/Peg Rack
Holds 15 ml conical, small test tubes
Good for air drying/holding tubes (use w/ towel underneath)
Serological Pipettors
Used w/ serological pipettes
Red: 25 ml
Green: 10/5 ml
Blue 1-2 ml
Bactoincinerator/Microincinerator
Sterilize metal
Slide dryer is used to air dry slides quicker
Bacteriological work- use on high
DPTP
Above yellow stations sink for both C-104 and C-102
Sterile: under lab supplies
Spatula/Scoopula
Used to remove solid reagents from their containers
Must wash and dry before and after each use
Heat Block
Heats tubes of various sizes: one of the holes is where a thermometer needs to be added
NOT the same as hot plate
Inoculating Loop
Transfer and streak bacteria into/onto culture medium
Needs to be sterilized with bactoincineratorĀ
Beakers
NOT FOR MEASURINGĀ
1-100 mLĀ
1- 600 or 400 mLĀ
Ā½- 250 mLĀ
1- 150 or 100 mLĀ
1-50 mLĀ Ā Ā
Erlenmeyer Flask
NOT FOR MEASURINGĀ
1-250 mLĀ
2-125 mLĀ
1-500 mLĀ
pH indicator paper/strip
0-14 = full range
5-10 = bases
0-6 = acids
Glass Stirring Rod
2 straight and 1 bent (bent is not a stirring rod)
in white tray
Laboratory Label Tape
each drawer- 2
large and small width
ā index fingerĀ
only write with sharpie markers
Balance Brush
always needed
take out the balance, take out the brush
Autoclave
stripes change from white to black in high temperature/pressure autoclave cycle
in prep room under the sink
Vortexer
mixing solutions in conical tubes or microtubes
secure the lid*
Microtube
come in several sizes
1.5-1.7 mL
Conical Tubes
15 mL and 50 mL above pink sink
have graduations for measuring
Colony Counter
place a plate of bacteria to help you count (lights up)
Ice Bucket
1 scoop of ice from the ice machine in the prep room
Leave scoop on counter, never in the machine
Close ice machine door
Micropipettes
P-10
P-20
P-100 (C-102: Mrs. Landrevilleās class)
P-200 (C-104: Ms. Cherryās class)
P-1000Ā
name = largest volume they can measure
Stirring Hot Plate
2 Knobs:
- Left: controls heat
- Right: controls the RPM of the magnetic stir bar
Micropipette Tips
Sterilized in autoclave for use in experiments
Different size tips for different sized pipettes:
- p-10: smallĀ
- p-20, p-100, p-200: mediumĀ
- p-1000: large
Mortar and Pestle
Used for grinding and mixing
Mortar is the bowl
Pestle is the stirring tool
Test Tube Holder
Used for placing/removing tubes in hot or really cold environments
Visible Light Spectrophotometer
detect different types of concentrations
Graduated Cylinder w/ Collar
collar goes at the top
use meniscus to measure
- 10 ml
- 25 ml
- 100 ml
Media Bottles
temperature resistant
Can be used in autoclave, microwave, fridge, freezer
Tabletop Centrifuge
microtest tubes
spins solutions
ALWAYS BALANCE out where your tubes are. For example either all six tubes are in or there is a tube in every other spot