Chemistry Lab Equipment

Balance

an instrument to determine weight

Beaker

used to hold liquids

Bunsen Burner

used to heat substances

Buret

dispenses and transfers volumes of liquid

Clay triangle

used to hold crucible while the crucible is heated

Crucible/Cover

hold small amounts of heated chemicals at high temperatures

Crucible tongs

Hold hot crucibles

Dropper pipet

Draws in a liquid and expels it in drops

Erlenmeyer flask

Has narrow neck to prevent splashes from liquids

Evaporating dish

Holds heated liquids that evaporate- leaves a solid residue

Filter paper

separates solids from liquids

Forceps

used to pick up or hold small items

Fume hood

used to prevent a person from exposure to hazardous fumes from chemicals

Funnel

for pouring liquid/ small substances through small opening

Goggles

Protects eye from chemical splashes

Graduated cylinder

measures liquid volumes

Hot plate/ stir plate

heat and stir substances

Mortar and pestle

used to grind up materials

Pipet bulb

pulls liquids up into a pipet

Ring clamp

used with a ring stand to hold glass container

Ring Stand

hold funnels, wire gauze above the table

Rubber Stopper

cover ends of test tubes and flasks

Spatula

small scoop used to transfer powder and crystal chemicals

Spot Plate

flat plate with multiple “wells” used as small test tubes

Stirring Rod

used for stirring

Striker

used to light bunsen burner

Test Tube

open tube used to hold liquids

Test tube clamp

used to hold hot test-tube

Test tubes rack

holds 5-6 test tubes in a row

Thermometer

measures temperature (Celsius)

Utility clamp

holds laboratory glassware

Volumetric flask

makes up solutions to a known volume

Volumetric pipet

measures small amounts of liquids accurately

Wash bottle

used to rinse various pieces of laboratory equipment

Watch glass

holds solids being weighed or, as a cover for a beaker

Weighing paper

weighs and transfers powders and crystals

Wire gauze

supports a container during heating