Common Lab Apparatus Flashcards

1
Q

what is used to carry out scientific experiments?

A

Laboratory equipment

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2
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used to measure mass or weigh substances very precisely

A

triple beam balance

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3
Q

used to contain and measure liquids and come in different sizes

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beaker

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4
Q

used to measure volume of liquids

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graduated cylinder

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5
Q

used for mixing and storing chemicals and solutions

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Erlenmeyer Flask

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6
Q

used for uniform heating, boiling, distillation and ease of swirling

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Florence Flask

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7
Q

Used to transfer small quantities of liquid

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pasteur pipette or dropper

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8
Q

used to measure volume of liquid or gas

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Buret or burette

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9
Q

used to support Buret

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Buret holder

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10
Q

used for scraping and transferring chemicals

A

spatula and microspatula

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11
Q

used for heating and combustion

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bunsen burner

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12
Q

heat glassware and its contents

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hot plate

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13
Q

used to support crucible during heating

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clay triangle

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14
Q

used to evaporate excess solvents like water

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evaporating dish

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15
Q

suppports iron ring when heating substances or mixtures in a flask or beaker

A

iron stand

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16
Q

used to hold laboratory glassware and other equipment in place

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iron ring

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17
Q

used for the separation of fluids, gas or liquid based on density

A

centrifuge

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18
Q

used for mincing, grinding and mixing substances

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mortar and pestle

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19
Q

used to separate immiscible liquids

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seperatory funnel

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20
Q

measures temperature

A

thermometer

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21
Q

used for mixing chemicals and solutions

A

stirring rod

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22
Q

used to perform reaction on small quantity of chemicals

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spot plate

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23
Q

used to hold multiple test tubes upright

A

test tube rack

24
Q

used for melting point determination

A

Thiele tube

25
Q

used for rinsing various pieces of lab glasswares

A

wash bottle

26
Q

used to incubate samples at constant temperature over a period of time

A

water bath

27
Q

used for collecting gases

A

water trough

28
Q

A sheet of thin metal that is used to protect

the glassware during the heating process.

A

wire gauze

29
Q

distillation set up

A

distilling flask, a condenser and an adaptor

30
Q

chemical process used to separate liquids from nonvolatile solids

A

distillation

31
Q

places where scientists and medical professionals

conduct studies or perform other work relevant to their fields.

A

laboratory

32
Q

It is an instrument used to measure mass very precisely. The device has reading
error of +/- 0.05 gram.

A

triple beam balance

33
Q

class of balance designed to measure small mass in the sub milligram range

A

Analytical balance

34
Q

A type of gas burner, commonly used in chemical
laboratories, with which a very hot, practically
nonluminous flame is obtained by allowing air to
enter at the base and mix with the gas.

A

Bunsen burner

35
Q

ability to heat the sample without

any exposed flames

A

Hot plate

36
Q

A sheet of thin metal that is used to protect

the glassware during the heating process.

A

Wire gauze

37
Q

Used as base to hold the wire gauze
and any other container to be
heated.

A

Iron ring

38
Q

Used to hold the test tube, distilling
flask, and other apparatus to be
heated.

A

Iron clamp

39
Q

Supports the iron ring and iron
clamp during heating, distillation,
and other extraction purposes.

A

Iron ring

40
Q

Supports the crucible on an iron ring when heating.

A

Clay triangle

41
Q

A tool used to hold hot materials

or apparatus.

A

Crucible tong

42
Q

A heat resistant container with cover in

which ores or materials are melted.

A

Crucible and cover

43
Q

A shallow heat resistant porcelain dish in

which a solution is heated and allowed to evaporate leaving a residue on its plate.

A

Evaporating dish

44
Q

least accurate instrument for

measuring volume

A

Beakers

45
Q

used to precisely measure the

volume of liquids

A

Graduated cylinder

46
Q

Used to measure a single

predetermined volume.

A

Volumetric flask

47
Q

used to measure approximate
volumes, mixing, and sample
storage

A

Erlenmeyer flask

48
Q

used to measure a volume of liquid that is

being transferred to another container.

A

Pipette

49
Q

Used in quantitative chemical analysis to measure the volume of a liquid or a gas.

A

Burette

50
Q

Used to move a small amounts of liquid

from one place to another.

A

Dropper

51
Q

Used for moving small amounts of

solid from one place to another

A

Spatula

52
Q

Used to mix, store or heat small amount

of substances.

A

Test tube

53
Q

Used to aid in the transfer of liquid

from one vessel to another.

A

Funnel

54
Q

What apparatus do we need in order to carry out the following steps in an experiment?

Measure 200 ml of water and boil

the water.

A

Apparatus needed:

measuring cylinder beaker
bunsen burner 
tripod
wire gauze 
heat-proof mat
55
Q

Take out 10 drops of liquid A from bottle A and 10 drops of liquid B from bottle B. Mix
A and B.

A

Apparatus needed:

dropper and test tube

56
Q

Measure 5g of salt and 100ml of water.

Dissolve the salt in water by mixing and

stirring them.

A

Apparatus needed:

(electronic) balance
measuring cylinder,
beaker
glass rod