Apparatus Flashcards
Glassware with rounded bottom
designed to contain small amount
of samples for reactions
Test tube
Used to hold multiple test
tubes in an upright position
Test tube rack
Used to clean
narrow mouth
laboratory
glassware
Test tube brush
Clamp with a
spring handle used
to hold a test tube
Test tube holder
Primarily used to hold
small quantities of
substances which will
undergo direct heating
Hard Glass Tube/Ignition Tube
Used to transfer solid materials/chemicals
from its original container onto a weighing
box and other containers
Porcelain and Stainless Spatula
For adding chemical
solutions to a reaction
vessel to minimize the
risk of a reaction
occurring too quickly
and bubbling over
Thistle Tube
Used to guide the transfer
of liquids into a container
with narrow opening
Stirring/Glass Rod
Used to draw liquid that
can then be squeezed out
in small drops
Dropper Pipet
Used to measure an exact volume of liquid
and placing it into another container
Volumetric Pipet
Used to transfer milliliter volumes of liquid, from less than 1 mL to up to 50 mL
Serological Pipet
Serves as a vacuum
source to draw liquids
Aspirator
Used for titrating
alkaline solutions
only because acids
can react with the
rubber tubing
Mohr Buret OR
Base Buret
Squeezable plastic bottle with
nozzle used to dispense
distilled water for rinsing
Wash Bottle
Used for titrating acids solutions only because alkalies/bases have the property to attack the glass stopcock
Geissler Buret or Acid Buret
Used to prepare solutions
to an accurate volume
Volumetric Flask
Used to hold liquids and
for mixing, stirring, and
heating chemicals
Beaker
Primary measuring tool
for liquids
Graduated Cylinder
Used to contain and mix chemicals, the small neck is to facilitate mixing without spilling
Erlenmeyer Flask “Conical Flask”
For uniform
heating, boiling,
distillation and
ease of swirling
Florence Flask
A small - handled, deep
porcelain crucible used for
heating and evaporating
Porcelain Casserole
Used for the
determination of
iodine, has a
ground socket and
cup shaped top
Iodine Flask
Flat surfaced
device used for
controlled and
consistent heating
Hot Plate
Used to hold hot objects
Crucible Tong
a small bowl with a spout
used to evaporate excess
solvents in a small sample
Evaporating Dish
used to determine temperature
Thermometer
Used to separate mixtures of two
liquids with different boiling points
Distilling Flask
Equipment used to condense
Condenser
Metal ring
with screw
clamp to
support
containers
Iron Ring
Guides the flow of
the distillate to the
receiving vessel
Glass Adapter
An upright metal rod attached
to a heavy metal base used to
provide stability and support
Iron Stand
Metal equipment used to hold
and secure a buret on a stand
Buret Clamp
Used to hold and secure glassware
Other Types of Clamp
Metal equipment used to
secure laboratory clamps
Clamp Holder
Funnel with perforated plate and a vacuum
in the flask underneath the filter
Buchner Funnel
“Büchner flask, vacuum flask, suction
flask, side-arm flask or Kitasato flask”
Thick-walled Erlenmeyer flask with a
short glass tube and hose barb
protruding from its neck
Filtering Flask
Used to transfer liquids or
fine-grained materials
into containers with small
openings
Glass Funnel
Triangular wire frame with
clay covering used to
support crucible when
heated over an open flame
Clay Triangle
Used as a small heat source
Alcohol Lamp
Used for holding
chemicals during heating
to very high temperatures
Porcelain Crucible
Three-legged metal
frame used as a platform
Tripod
Used to adjust the shape of the flame
Wing Top
Metal clamp used on a flexible
tube to regulate the flow of a
fluid through the tube
Pinchcock
Used as passage lines
for fluids and gases
Rubber Tubing
Metal heating device connected to a flammable gas source
Bunsen Burner
Wire screen with
ceramic fibered center
used to spread the heat
of the flame
Wire Gauze
Shallow cylindrical glass or plastic flat
bottomed dish with lid used primarily
to culture microorganisms and cells
Petri Dish
Used to cover a beaker or to hold
small amount of solid or liquid
while they are being weighed
Watch Glass
Ceramic or plastic reaction surface
containing small wells for spot tests
Spot Plate
Glass funnel with a tap
at the bottom used for
parting immiscible liquid
components in a mixture
Separatory Funnel
Sealable glass enclosure used for storage or preservation of moisture-sensitive items
Desiccator
a vessel in
which substances are
ground or crushed
with a pestle
Mortar
a tool used
to crush, mash or grind materials in a mortar
Pestle
Metal tool for scoring
and trimming glass rods
Triangular File
Metal tool used for cutting a
hole in a cork or rubber stopper
Cork Borer
Accurate and precise instrument
used to measure weight in
quantitative chemical analysis
Analytical Balance
Electric device used to
measure hydrogen-ion
activity of a solution
pH Meter
Instrument used in weight determination that utilizes a stainless steel pan, beams and riders
Triple Beam Balance
Cylindrical glass bottles used
for precise weighing of solids
Weighing Bottle
