Lab Equipment and Uses

Flashcards for identifying common laboratory equipment and their intended uses.

Flint sparker

Creates a spark for lighting a Bunsen burner.

Mortar & pestle

Useful for grinding substances into small pieces, or into a fine powder.

Test tube clamp

Used to pick up and move hot test tubes safely.

Distilled water bottle

Squirts water, and is used to top up volumes, clean glassware, etc.

Pipette

Useful for transferring drops of solution from one container to another.

Beaker tongs

Used to pick up and move hot beakers safely.

Stirring rod

Used to manually stir solutions.

Graduated cylinder

Used to precisely measure the volume of a liquid.

Goggles

Used to protect your eyes from chemical splashes.

Beaker

Holds liquid or solid samples, or is used to heat liquids to as hot as boiling.

Balance

Used to accurately measure the mass of a substance.

Test tube rack

Holds several test tubes safely upright to prevent spills during testing.

Test tube brush

Used to wash and scrub dirty test tubes.

Bunsen burner

Has a flame that can be adjusted to heat substances during an experiment.

Spot plate

Used to perform more than one small scale reaction at a time.

Watch glass

A round piece made of glass used to hold a small amount of solid.

Test tube

A small, transparent tube of glass often used for testing liquids.

Tweezers

Useful for holding or grabbing items that are too small for hands.

Hot plate

Plugs in and turns on to heat substances during experiments.

Scoopula

Used to scoop solids and transfer them from one place to another.

Thermometer

Measures the temperature of a substance in $^\text{o}\text{C}$ or $^\text{o}\text{F}$.

Wooden splints

Made of wood, and can be used a bunch of different ways in a lab.

Erlenmeyer flask

Gripped at the neck, and used to swirl or mix liquids.

Crucible tongs

A scissor-like tool, used to grasp a hot crucible, flasks, evaporating dishes, or even small beakers.

biohazardous

infectious material

corrosion

skin corrosion

environment

aquatic toxicity

exclamation mark

specific target organ toxicity

explosive bomb

explosive

flame

flammable

flame over circle

oxidizer

gas cylinder

gas under pressure

health hazard

reproductive

skull and crossbones

acute toxicity

whmis

workplace hazardous materials information system

hhps

hazardous household product symbols