Common Lab Equipment

Electronic Balance

used to find the mass of substances

Distilled water dispenser

used to fill wash bottles with distilled water

Beaker

used to hold substances

Dropping pipets

used to transfer small volumes of liquid

Beaker brush

bristles with a wire handle used to scrub glassware

Erlenmeyer flask

may be heated and used in titrations

Beaker tongs

Rubber covered tongs; used to hold beakers

Evaporating dish

can be heated to evaporate liquids

Bunsen burner

connected to a gas supply to heat substances

Filter flask

similar to an Erlenmeyer flask that can have a vacuum attached

Buret

used to measure volumes of solutions in titrations

Filter paper

used to separate a solid or precipitate from solution

Iron Ring

The following types may be fastened to a ring stand - buret/test tube clamp and iron ring

Clay triangle

wire frame with porcelain supports; used to support a crucible

Forceps

used to hold or pick up small objects

Crucible and cover

used to heat small amounts of solid substances at high temperatures

Funnel

used for filtration with filter paper

Crucible tongs

used to pick up and hold small items

Gas collecting bottle

used in a pneumatic trough to collect gases

Desiccator

air-tight drying station

Graduated cylinders

used to measure liquids

Hot plate

unit used to heat materials in the lab

Striker

produces a spark to ignite the gas in a Bunsen burner

Labquest and probes

technology used to collect and graph data

Test tube

used to hold materials; may be heated

Test tube brush

bristles with a wire handle used to scrub glassware

Test tube holder

used to hold test tube

Mortar and pestle

may be used to grind solids into a powder

Test tube rack

holds test tubes in the vertical position

Pipet bulb

used in filling a pipet with solution

Thermometer

measures temperature

Plastic wash bottle

squeeze sides to dispense distilled water

Pneumatic trough

container used in experiments where gas is collected

Transfer/Volumetric pipet

used to measure solutions

Ringstand

metal rod fixed upright in a heavy metal base; used as a support

Volumetric flask

used to measure and prepare solutions accurately

Rubber stoppers

used as corks

Watch glass

used to cover an evaporating dish or beaker

Safety goggles

must be worn to protect eyes

Weighing paper/boat

used to hold materials for easy manipulation

scoopula

used to transfer solid chemicals

Well plate

used to hold liquids in micro experiments

Stirring rod

used to stir, assist in pouring liquids

Wire gauze

used to spread the heat of a burning flame

Spatula

used to transfer solids

Broken glass box

stores broken glass for disposal

Test tube clamp

holds a test tube to a ring stand

buret clamp

holds buret to ring stand