Equipment Use Flashcards
Beaker
Used as a container like a cup. May be heated.
Graduated Cylinder
Used to measure volume.
Erlenmeyer Flask
May be heated.
Florence Flask
May be heated.
Test Tube
Many uses. Can be heated.
Test Tube Holder
Holds test tubes.
Tongs or Crucible Tongs
To pick up and hold apparatus.
Eudiometer
Collect and measure the volumes of gases.
Double Buret Clamp
To hold burets when titrating.
10 cm Ruler
To measure length.
Pipestem Triangle/ Clay Triangle
To support the crucible.
Crucible and Cover
To heat small amounts of solid material at high temperature.
Ceramic-fibered Square
To place under hot apparatus.
Wire Gauze
To spread the heat of a flame.
Laboratory Burner or Bunsen Burner
To heat chemicals in beakers or test tubes.
Ring Stand
To support with many uses.
Buret
Withdraw and measure volumes of solutions in titrations.
Volumetric Flask
Preparation of solutions
Spot Plate
Used to hold liquids in micro experiment.
Iron Ring
To fasten to the ring stand as a support for apparatus.
Utility Clamp
To hold apparatus. May be fastened to the ring stand.
Mortar and Pestle
To grind chemicals to a powder.
Spatula
To transfer solid chemicals in weighting.
Triangular File
To scratch glass. To file.
Rubber Tubing
To connect parts of apparatus.
Pinch Clamp
To clamp a rubber connector.
Test Tube Rack
To hold test tubes in an upright position.
Plastic Wash Bottle
To dispense distilled water.
Pneumatic Trough
To hold water, gas collecting bottles, and delivery tube from gas generator.
Test Tube Brush
To scrub glass apparatus.
Stirring Rod
To stir combinations of materials. To use in pouring liquids.
Evaporating Disk
As a container for small amounts of liquid being evaporated.
Glass Plate
Many uses (should not be heated!).
Watch Glass
May be used as a beaker cover. ay be used in evaporating very small amounts of liquid.
Funnel
To hold filter paper. May be used in pouring.
Eye Dropper
To transfer small amounts of liquid.
Forceps
To pick up or hold small objects.
Funnel Support
To support funnels.
Wide-Mouth Bottle
Many uses as a container.
Scoopula
Used to retrieve and dispense powder or solid chemicals for weighing or transferring to flasks or beakers.
Thin Stem Pipette
Used in micro experiment to transfer small amounts of liquid.
