Regular Chemistry Lab Equipment and Uses

Vocabulary flashcards covering regular chemistry laboratory equipment items and their specific functions.

Beaker

Glass or plastic container; glass beakers may be heated; used for experiments, not for measuring volumes of liquids.

Beaker tongs

Used for handling beakers.

Bunsen burner

Connected to a gas supply with rubber tubing; used to heat chemicals (dry or in a solution) in beakers, test tubes & crucibles.

Buret

Used to measures volumes of solutions in titrations.

Double buret clamp

A type of clamp fastened to a support apparatus, specifically used to hold burets.

Ring clamp

A clamp fastened to a ring stand or support apparatus.

Clay triangle

Used to support a crucible or funnel.

Crucible and cover

Used to heat small amounts of solid substances at high temperatures.

Crucible tongs

Used to pick up and hold small items.

Digital scale

Used to measure mass of solid substances.

Erlenmeyer flask

May be heated, used in titrations.

Evaporating dish

Used to contain small volumes of liquid being evaporated.

Florence flask

May be heated, used in making and storing solutions.

Forceps

Used to hold or pick up small objects.

Funnel

Glass or plastic, holds filter paper and aids in separating substances. Also used for pouring liquids into a smaller container.

Filter paper

Paper held inside a funnel to aid in separating substances.

Graduated cylinder

Glass or plastic, used to measure liquid volumes.

Hot plate

Used to heat liquids.

Mortar and pestle

May be used to grind crystals and lumpy chemicals to a powder.

Plastic wash bottle

Squeeze sides to dispense liquids.

Ring stand

May be used as a support.

Rubber tubing

Used to connect apparatus so as to transfer liquids or gasses.

Safety goggles

Must be worn at all times while working in the laboratory.

Spatula

Used to transfer solid chemicals.

Scoopula

Used to transfer solid chemicals; has a larger capacity than a spatula.

Stirring rod

Used to stir, assist in pouring liquids and for removing precipitates from a container.

Test tube brush

Bristles with wire handle, used to scrub small diameter glassware.

Test tube holder

Used to hold test tubes or glass tubing.

Test tube rack

Holds test tubes in a vertical position.

Test tube

Used for experiments; may be heated.

Watch glass

Glass used to cover an evaporating dish or beaker.

Weighing boat

Used on a digital scale to measure the mass of a solid substance.

Wire gauze

Used to spread the heat of a burner flame.