Chemistry Lab Equipment

Analytical Balance

Analytical Balance

Masses very small quantities

Beaker

A container like a cup, can be heated

Beaker Tongs

Pick up and holds apparatus

Crucible Tongs

Pick up and holds apparatus

Burette

Used to measure volumes in titrations

Burette Clamp

To hold burette

Clay Triangle

To support crucibles

Crucible with Cover

To heat small amounts of solid material at high temperatures

Erlenmeyer Flask

Flask with a flat bottom, can be heated

Evaporating Dish

This dish is used to recover dissolved solids by evaporation

Funnel

Used to filter paper and transport solutions

Gas Burner

Heating Device connected to gas

Gas collecting tube

To collect and measure the volumes of gases

Graduated Cylinder

To measure volumes

Hot Hand Protectors

To hold hot beakers or flasks

Hot Plate

Heats and stirs a mixture at the same time

Mortar and Pestle

Crushes solids into powder

Petri Dish

A round shallow dish used for cultures

Pinch Clamp

Shuts off rubber tubing

Pipette

For exact volume measurements of liquids

Plastic Wash Bottle

To dispense small quantities of solution

Ring Clamp

Holds a material on a ring and is round

Ring Stand

A support with many uses

Rubber Stopper

To seal material in a flask

Scoopula

A scoop and spatula in one

Stirring Rod

A glass rod used to mix solutions

Striker

Used to start a burner

Test Tube Brush

Used to clean out test tubes

Test Tube Clamp

Holds test tubes on ring stand

Test Tube Holder

To hold test tubes

Test Tube Rack

Hold a number of test tubes

Test Tubes

A tube used to test small quantities of materials, some can be heated

Thermometer

Measures temperature

Top Loader Balance

Used to mass materials

Volumetric Flask

Used to make solutions

Watch Glass

Used to observe small quantities of materials

Weigh Pan

Used on balances to measure materials

Well Plate

Several small areas to mix and hold solutions

Wire Gauze

Spreads the heat of a flame