Lab Equipment

Erlenmeyer Flask

Erlenmeyer flasks Erlenmeyer flasks hold solids or liquids hold solids or liquids that may release that may release gases during a gases during a reaction or that are reaction or that are likely to splatter if likely to splatter if stirred or heated.stirred or heated.

Beaker

Beakers hold solids Beakers hold solids or liquids that will or liquids that will not release gases not release gases when reacted or are when reacted or are unlikely to splatter unlikely to splatter if stirred or heated.if stirred or heated.

Evaporating Dish

The evaporating dish The evaporating dish is used for the heating is used for the heating of stable solid of stable solid compounds and compounds and elements.elements.

Graduated Cylinder

A graduated A graduated cylinder is used cylinder is used to measure to measure volumes of volumes of liquids.liquids.

Test Tubes 13 x 100 mm test 13 x 100 mm test

tubestubes

10 x 75 mm test 10 x 75 mm test tubestubes

IgnitionIgnitiontubetube

Test Tube Holder

A test tube holder A test tube holder is useful for is useful for holding a test holding a test tube which is too tube which is too hot to handle.hot to handle.

Test Tube Brushes

Test tube brushes Test tube brushes are used to clean are used to clean test tubes and test tubes and graduated cylinders.graduated cylinders.

Test Tube Racks

Test tube racks are for holding and Test tube racks are for holding and organizing test tubes on the laboratory organizing test tubes on the laboratory counter. Plastic racks may melt in contact counter. Plastic racks may melt in contact with very hot test tubes.with very hot test tubes.

Crucible

Crucibles are used Crucibles are used for heating certain for heating certain solids, particularly solids, particularly metals, to very high metals, to very high temperatures.temperatures.

Watch Glass

A watch glass is A watch glass is used to hold a small used to hold a small amount of solid, amount of solid, such as the product such as the product of a reaction.of a reaction.

Glass Stir Rod

A glass rod is used to A glass rod is used to manually stir manually stir solutions. It can also solutions. It can also be used to transfer a be used to transfer a single drop of a single drop of a solution.solution.

Funnel

A funnel is A funnel is used to aid in used to aid in the transfer of the transfer of liquid from one liquid from one vessel to vessel to another.another.

Wash Bottle

A wash bottle has a A wash bottle has a spout that delivers a spout that delivers a wash solution to a wash solution to a specific area. specific area. Distilled water is the Distilled water is the only liquid that only liquid that should be used in a should be used in a wash bottle.wash bottle.

Beaker Tongs

Beaker tongs are Beaker tongs are used to move used to move beakers beakers containing hot containing hot liquidsliquids

Bunsen Burner

Bunsen burners are Bunsen burners are used for the heating used for the heating of nonvolatile liquids of nonvolatile liquids and solids.and solids.

StrikersStrikers are used to Strikers are used to light Bunsen burners. light Bunsen burners.

The flints on strikers The flints on strikers are expensive. Do not are expensive. Do not operate the striker operate the striker repeatedly just to see repeatedly just to see the sparks!the sparks!

Ringstands and their Components

Iron Rings

Iron rings connect to Iron rings connect to a ringstand and a ringstand and provide a stable, provide a stable, elevated platform for elevated platform for the reaction.the reaction.

Ringstands and their ComponentsUtility Clamps

Utility clamps are used Utility clamps are used to secure test tubes, to secure test tubes, distillation columns, distillation columns, and burets to the and burets to the ringstand.ringstand.

Crucible Tongs

For handling hot For handling hot crucibles; also used to crucibles; also used to pick up other hot pick up other hot objects. objects. NOTNOT to be to be used for picking up used for picking up beakers! beakers!

Clay Triangle

The clay triangle is The clay triangle is used as a support for used as a support for porcelein crucibles porcelein crucibles when being heated when being heated over a Bunsen over a Bunsen burner.burner.