APPARATUS NOTES Flashcards
A cylindrical container used
for holding, mixing, and heating small
quantities of liquids or solids.
Test Tube
A flat-bottomed container used
for holding, mixing, and heating larger
quantities of liquids or solids
Beaker
A metal mesh support
used to hold containers, such as
beakers or flasks, over a heat source
Wire Gauze
A container with a
precise volume marking, used to
prepare solutions with accurate
concentrations.
Volumetric Flask
A precision instrument used to
measure the mass of objects or
substances.
Balance
A rubber or plastic bulb
used to create suction and dispense
liquids from a pipette.
Pipette Bulb
A conical-shaped
container used for heating, boiling, and
mixing liquids.
Erlenmeyer Flask
A long, thin rod used to
mix and stir liquids or solids in a
container.
Stirring Rod
A flat, heat-resistant piece
of glass used to cover containers, such
as beakers or petri dishes, to prevent
contamination or spills
Glass Cover
A heat-resistant container
used to heat and melt solids, such as
metals or minerals.
Crucible
A sturdy metal support used
to hold laboratory equipment, such as
beakers or flasks, in place.
Iron Stand
A bowl-shaped
container and grinding tool used to
crush and mix solids.
Mortar and Pestle
A tall, narrow
container with precise volume markings,
used to measure the volume of liquids.
Graduated Cylinder
A calibrated tube
used to accurately measure and
dispense small volumes of liquids.
Serological Pipette
A small, calibrated tube used to dispense small volumes of liquids.
Dropper
A device used to separate particles of different densities or sizes by spinning them at high speeds.
Centrifuge
A flat, electrically heated
surface used to heat containers or
equipment.
Hot Plate
A cone-shaped device used to
transfer liquids or fine-grained materials
into containers with small openings.
Funnel
An instrument
used to measure the absorbance or
transmittance of light by a sample.
Spectrophotometer
A shallow, heat resistant container used to heat liquids
and evaporate solvents.
Evaporating Dish
An instrument used to
magnify and observe small objects or
samples.
Microscope
A squeeze bottle used to rinse laboratory equipment and add
small quantities of water to reactions.
Wash Bottle
A device used to
separate solid particles from liquids
using a filter medium.
Filtration Apparatus
A gas-powered flame
source used for heating, sterilizing, and
igniting reactions.
Bunsen Burner
A sealed container used to store materials in a dry environment,
protecting them from moisture
Desiccator
A device used to measure the temperature of liquids,
solids, or gases.
Thermometer
A device used to create
a vacuum or low-pressure environment
for experiments or processes.
Vacuum Pump
A vertical
column used to separate and analyze
mixtures based on their chemical
properties.
Chromatography Column
A graduated tube used to accurately measure and dispense small
volumes of liquids.
Burette
A specialized flask used
for the determination of nitrogen content
in organic compounds.
Kjeldahl Flask
