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2 SCIENCE LABORATORY
1. Definition of Science Laboratory. 2. General Rules & Safety Precautions. 3. Common Lab Apparatus. 4. Using a Bunsen Burner. 5. Hazard symbols.

Science laboratory??

A room or a building in which scientific investigations are carried out. It is the place where we study science.

Science laboratory??

Accidents happen everywhere including Science Lab. So how do we prevent accidents from happening?

Science laboratory?? Why are Rules and Safety Precautions made?

1. To avoid accidents to occur from mishandling certain materials & apparatus. 2. To obtain the correct results of the experiments.

Science laboratory?? Examples of Rules and Safety Precautions ?

Please print the document General Rules and Safety Precautions and paste into your Note Book.

Common lab apparatus

Do you know all these apparatus??

Common lab apparatus

Do you know all these apparatus??

Using a bunsen burner

Outer cone

Inner cone Barrel

Air hole

Collar Gas jet

Bunsen Burner is used to heat substances

Using a bunsen burner

1. Light up a match / lighter before you turn on the gas on the Bunsen burner.

Using a bunsen burner

2. Use a test tube holder during heating. Dont point the test tube towards anyone

Using a bunsen burner

3. Use a tripod stand & wire gauze when heating chemicals in a beaker / crucible

Using a bunsen burner

4. Use a water bath when heating flammable substances.

Using a bunsen burner

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Close the air hole by turning the collar. Bring a lighted match to the top of the barrel. Turn on the gas slowly. Adjust the collar until a steady blue flame is obtained. To obtain smaller flame, close the air-hole a little or reduce the gas flow and vice versa.

Using a bunsen burner

Bunsen burner produces 2 types of flame :Yellow colour
Air-hole is closed A lot of soot Incomplete burning

Blue colour
Air-hole is opened Less soot Much more HOTTER !! Non-Luminous Flame

Luminous Flame

Hazard symbols
Some chemicals in the lab are harmful to our body. Thus, hazard symbols are used to show nature of the substances. These symbols can be found on the labels of the chemical bottles / containers.