Laboratory Equipment (Apparatus)

Flashcards for laboratory equipment and their uses, based on lecture notes.

This equipment is used for holding, heating & mixing liquids

Beaker

This equipment is used to hold small quantities of liquid.

Test Tube

This equipment is used for holding liquids. The round bottom enables uniform heating of liquids.

Round Bottomed Flask

This equipment is used for holding multiple test tubes upright.

Test Tube Rack

This equipment is used for heating, sterilisation and combustion.

Bunsen Burner

This equipment is used for channeling liquid into a burette/container with small opening.

Funnel

This equipment is used for dispensing an accurate volume of liquid. (0 - 50 cm³).

Burette

This equipment is used for measuring & transferring a fixed volume of liquid with a controlled release.

Pipette

This equipment is used for weighing substances.

Electronic Scale

This equipment is used for growing microorganisms.

Petri Dish

This equipment is used for picking up and transporting small quantities of powder/solid.

Spatula

This equipment is used for gripping & lifting objects.

Tongs

This equipment is used for supporting wire gauze over a bunsen burner.

Tripod

This equipment is used for magnifying an object.

Microscope

This equipment is used for measuring volumes of liquids.

Graduated Cylinder

This equipment is used for crushing, grinding & grounding substances.

Mortar & Pestle

This equipment is used to evaporate a liquid from a solution. (A concentrated solution or a solid precipitate is left behind)

Evaporating Basin

This equipment is used for holding and swirling liquids without spilling. (The shape also reduces the loss of evaporation)

Erlenmeyer Flask

This equipment is used for measuring temperature in degrees.

Thermometer

This equipment is used for measuring

Stop Watch