Lab Equipment List

Some items will not be drawn instead, their location will be listed.
Name of Sketch of Description of use:
equipment equipment
or location in
room
1. Erlenmeyer Erlenmeyer flasks are used to mix
flask chemicals. We do not rely on the
Photo credit: graduated markings on the side of the
www.koh- flask. You swirl the flask gently to mix the
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2. graduated Graduated cylinders are used to measure

cylinder precise volumes of liquids. You read
Photo credit: graduated cylinders to one place beyond
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3. pipette A pipette measures precise volumes of

Photo credit: liquid, usually less than 25 mL. You
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et beyond what is written on the pipette.

4. test tube A test tube is an elongated piece of glass

Photo credit: in which someone performs a reaction.
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5. test tube rack A test tube rack holds test tubes.

6. beaker A beaker holds liquids. We can mix liquids

Photo credit: in a beaker by placing a magnetic stir bar
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stir with a glass rod. We do not rely on the
graduations on the side of the beaker for
accuracy.

7.funnel A funnel makes it easier to put solids or

Photo source: liquids into another container, especially if
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8. evaporating We evaporate liquids from solids in an
dish evaporating dish.
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9. ring clamp A ring clamp attaches to a ring stand. It

Photo credit: can support equipment.
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10. ring stand A ring stand is used to support ring clamps,

Photo credit: utility clamps, or buret clamps.
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11. wire gauze A wire gauze can be put on top of a ring

Photo credit: stand so that a beaker can be supported.
hoahocdoisong.co A Bunsen burner would be located below
m the wire gauze. The wire gauze helps
spread out the heat.

12. Bunsen A Bunsen burner is used to heat objects.

burner
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13. scoupula, A scoupula, chemical spoon, or spatula is

chemical spoon used to weigh chemicals. We use a
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chemical.

14. eye dropper/ An eye dropper/ medicine dropper lets us

medicine dropper administer liquids drop by drop.
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15. utility clamp A utility clamp can hold many cylindrical

Photo credit: objects like thermometers, burets, or test
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16. crucible A crucible is used to heat up hydrates or

Photo credit: solids. Crucibles can crack if they get wet
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17. crucible Crucible tongs hold crucibles so we don’t
tongs burn ourselves.
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18. test tube A test tube holder holds a test tube that we
holder may have in a flame or warming in a hot
Photo credit: water bath.
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19. striker A striker lights a Bunsen burner. At this

Photo credit: time we don’ t have any that work.
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20. mortar and Mortar and pestles are used to grind up

pestle materials. One should never bang a pestle
Photo credit: in the mortar because it can crack the
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21. scale/ A scale/balance is used to weigh things.

balance
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22. pipette filler A pipette filler lets us draw liquid into a

Photo credit: pipette. You rotate the little wheel which
www.pelletlab.com creates an area of low pressure so that the
liquid will want to enter the pipette.

23. volumetric A volumetric flask is used to measure

Flask precise liquids when you make a Molar
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24. buret A buret is used to add precise amounts of

Photo credit: liquid in a controllable manner.
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25. eye wash Location: none An eye wash is used to wash out your eyes
Photo source: in the lab – use if something gets in them. We should
www.newton.dep.a the sink. never need to use the eye wash because
nl.gov you will always be wearing your goggles.

26. fire blanket Location – in A fire blanket is wrapped around a person

right upper who is on fire so that the fire can be put
drawer in back out. Stop, drop, roll.
cabinet.

27. emergency Location: front An emergency shower is used to wash off a

shower Right of room person who is seriously contaminated with
a chemical. I hope we never have to use it.

28. goggles Location:front Goggles are used to cover your eyes so

right on inside that you do not get any chemicals in them.
door of storage The inconvenience of goggles is
room temporary, the inconvenience of blindness
is permanent.

29. fire Location: Right The fire extinguisher is to be used on

extinguisher wall by surfaces that are on fire.
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30. fume hood Location: none A fume hood sucks out bad odors. We do
in our lab not have one in S-5.

31. first aid kit Location: in The first aid kit is used to clean cuts and to
back of protect them from future contamination.
registrar’s office At this time it consists of band aids.

32.forceps or Forceps and tweezers are used to hold

tweezers small objects that our fingers should not
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Other: Students should know the following items in addition to the ones listed in the table above.
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Clay triangles are used to hold crucibles or evaporating dishes when

heating.

Clay Triangle photo credit:

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Used for heating substances more evenly than a beaker.

Flourence Flask photo credit:

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Watch glass function: To cover a beaker or evaporating dish or to store

small amounts of a chemical.

Watch glass photo credit

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33. A thermometer is used to measure
thermometer the temperature of solids, liquids, or
gases. You read a thermometer and
guess the next digit based on the
scale. Our thermometers will be
using Celsius degrees
34. watch A watch glass is used to cover an
glass evaporating dish so that the liquid
does not spatter all over the
counter. Small volumes of liquid
can be evaporated in a watch glass.