Lab Apparatus Flashcards

1
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Also known as a sample tube, a common piece of laboratory glassware consisting of a finger like length of glass or clear plastic tubing

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Test tube

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2
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Used to hold upright multiple test tubes at the same time.

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Test tube rack

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3
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Used for cleaning test tubes and narrow mouth laboratory glassware

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Test tube brush

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4
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Used to hold test tubes. Used to hold test tubes in place

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Test tube holder

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5
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Used as containers. These are only rough estimates of the liquid volume.

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Beakers

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6
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Often used as reaction vessels, particularly in titrations

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Erlenmeyer flask

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7
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Used to measure and store solutions with a high degree of accuracy.

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Volumetric flask

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8
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Used to transfer liquids with a moderate degree of accuracy

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Graduated cylinder

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9
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Transferring liquids with a fixed volume

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Pipette

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10
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These pipettes are made of plastics and disposable

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Disposable pipettes

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11
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A tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid into a small opening

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Funnel

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12
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A small dish shaped liked a cylinder

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Petri dish

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13
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Used to mixed chemicals and liquids for laboratory purposes. Made of solid glass like a straw

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Stirring rod

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14
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A semi-permeable paper barrier. Used to separate fine substances from liquids or air

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Filter paper

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15
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A circular concave piece of glass used as a surface to evaporate a liquid, to hold solids while being weighed, for heating a small amount of substance

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Watch glass

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16
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used since ancient times to prepare ingredients by crushing and grinding them

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mortar and pestle

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17
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contains a chemical that changes color as it touches with acid or base

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LITMUS and pH PAPER

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18
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in acid the blue litmus will turn?

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red

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19
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in base the red litmus will turn into?

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blue

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20
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in pH scale if the numbers are 0-7 what is it called?

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acidic

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21
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if the number in pH scale are from 7-14 what is it called?

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alkaline

22
Q

what is the neutral number in pH scale?

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7

23
Q

give 3 examples of laboratory techniques

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cleaning glasswares, drying glasswares, heating a crucible, filtration, distillation, flame test, sublimation, reflux heating

24
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it is named for the 3 beams which carry weights

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measuring mass

25
Q

highly sensitive lab instruments designed to accurately measure mass

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measuring mass

26
Q

process where liquid is converted to a gaseous state through wind and air temperature changes

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evaporation

27
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technique used to separate solids from liquids, the act of pouring mixture onto a filter paper that allows the passage of liquid.

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filtration

28
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process that can be used to separate a pure liquid from a mixture of liquids

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distillation

29
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refers to heating a solution with an attached condenser to prevent reagents from escaping

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reflux heating

30
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used in the identification of certain metals. based on the observation that light emitted

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flame test

31
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process of separation of liquid from solid and other non mixing liquids

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decantation

32
Q

while heating the test tube you should ____?

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cover the open end

33
Q

always add ___ slowly to acids

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water

34
Q

distillation involves both?

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evaporation and condensation

35
Q

the simplest filtration method

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gravity filtration

36
Q

more accurate in measuring liquids than pipettes

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graduated cylinders

37
Q

in measuring 0.012 g of sugar, it is more rational to use ___ than analytical balance

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triple beam balance

38
Q

conducted in a luminous flame

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flame test

39
Q

control the type of flame in bunsen burner

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collar

40
Q

the measure of acidity and alkalinity of the solution

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pH

41
Q

when red litmus paper turns blue it indicates that the solution is?

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alkaline

42
Q

when blue litmus paper turns red it indicates that the solution is?

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acidic

43
Q

the product formed during distillation process

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filtrate

44
Q

in measuring clear or non-colored solutions what should you read?

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upper meniscus

45
Q

when asked to determine the odor of chemicals you should?

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sniff big amounts of fume

46
Q

uses a heat source and water bath

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indirect evaporation

47
Q

observing proper and correct laboratory techniques is important in maintaining?

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safety and attaining accurate results

48
Q

To raise the height of the flame for ease of use

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Barrel

49
Q

To allow air to enter the burner

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Air hole

50
Q

It is wide and heavy so that the burner is less likely to topple

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Metal base

51
Q

To carry gas from the gas top

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Gas hose

52
Q

The filtered substances that are left at filter paper are called?

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residue