Common Glassware

Question 1

Analytical Balance

Answer 1

Purpose: Extremely accurate masses, in a dedicated room, vibration proof tables
Accuracy: +/- 0.0001g

Question 2

Top-loading Balance

Answer 2

Purpose: Rough weighing, use when exact mass isn’t critical
Accuracy: +/- 0.01g

Question 3

Griffin Beaker

Answer 3

Purpose: Weigh solids, hold liquids, reaction vessels, heat solutions (heat and cold resistant)
Accuracy: +/- 5%

Question 4

Boston Round Glass Bottle

Answer 4

Purpose: Store solutions (except NaOH)
Size: 500mL

Question 5

Polyethylene bottle

Answer 5

Purpose: Storing solutions (including NaOH)
Size: 1000mL

Question 6

Bunsen Burner

Answer 6

Purpose: Used as a source of heat, connect to natural gas lines

Question 7

Burette

Answer 7

Purpose: Used primarily for titration, also sometimes used to accurately adding measured solution volumes in reactions
Size: 50mL
Accuracy: +/- 0.04mL

Question 8

Burette Clamp

Answer 8

Purpose: Used to hold two burettes and or columns. Attaches to a retort rod.

Question 9

Ring Clamp

Answer 9

Purpose: Supports equipment, often used with wire gauze, also used with funnels

Question 10

Test tube clamp

Answer 10

Purpose: Used to hold a test tube (often when it needs to be heated)

Question 11

Utility clamp

Answer 11

Purpose: Used to clamp many different items to retort rod

Question 12

Crucible tongs

Answer 12

Purpose: Used to move hot crucibles

Question 13

Glass dropper

Answer 13

Used to add solutions drop by drop

Question 14

Evaporating dish

Answer 14

Used to evaporate solvent from a sample (temperature resistant)

Question 15

Erlenmeyer flask

Answer 15

Used to hold solutions and perform reactions (often used in titrations)
Accuracy:

Question 16

Round bottom flask

Answer 16

When reactions need to be heated in a bath of water/oil/sand

Question 17

Vacuum Flask

Answer 17

Purpose: Used to filter solids from liquids, using vacuum pressure

Question 18

Volumetric Flask

Answer 18

Purpose: Preparing solutions of very accurate known volume
Accuracy: +/- 0.08mL (depends on flask)

Question 19

Flint Lighter

Answer 19

Purpose: To produce a spark by rubbing flint against a rough surface

Question 20

Buchner Funnel

Answer 20

Purpose: Used with a vacuum flask and filter paper

Question 21

Glass Funnel

Answer 21

Purpose: Used to help transfer liquids

Question 22

Plastic Funnel

Answer 22

Purpose: Used to fill burettes as it is light and small

Question 23

Graduated cylinder

Answer 23

Purpose: Used to measure solutions with decent accuracy

Question 24

Pipette Bulb

Answer 24

Purpose: Used with pipettes to fill and dispense solutions

Question 25

Mohr/graduated pipette

Answer 25

Purpose: To accurately measure multiple volumes, have an uncalibrated tip
Uncertainty: for a 10mL, +/- 0.020 mL

Question 26

Volumetric pipette

Answer 26

Purpose: Only measure one volume, very accurate
Accuracy: +/- 0.02mL (depends on pipette)

Question 27

Retort Rod

Answer 27

Purpose: Used to support equipment

Question 28

Scoopula

Answer 28

Purpose: Used to remove solids from containers

Question 29

Stirring rod

Answer 29

Purpose: Used to stir solutions

Question 30

Test Tube

Answer 30

Purpose: Used for small scale reactions

Question 31

Test tube brush

Answer 31

Purpose: To clean glassware

Question 32

Test Tube Rack

Answer 32

Purpose: To hold test tubes

Question 33

Tweezers

Answer 33

Purpose: To pick up small items such as boiling chips

Question 34

Wash bottle

Answer 34

Purpose: Only ever filled with DI water

Question 35

Watch Glass

Answer 35

Purpose: To hold small samples as they are drying, to cover beakers or flasks

Question 36

Wire Gauze

Answer 36

Purpose: Can help support beakers over flame, also helps keep even heating