Lab Equipment

Question 1

hold and organize test tubes on a lab counter

Answer 1

test tube rack

Question 2

used to close containers to avoid spillage or contamination

Answer 2

rubber stoppers

Question 3

hold solids or liquids that will not release gases when reacted or unlikely to splatter

Answer 3

beaker

Question 4

hold solids or liquids that may release gases during a reaction or likely to splatter

Answer 4

erlenmeyer flash

Question 5

used to mix chemicals

Answer 5

florence flask

Question 6

used to measure volumes of liquids

Answer 6

graduated cylinder

Question 7

used when large volumes of gases are produced

Answer 7

gas collecting bottle

Question 8

used to hold, mix, and heat chemical experiments

Answer 8

test tubes

Question 9

used to hold hot test tubes

Answer 9

test tube holder

Question 10

used to clean test tubes and graduated cylinders

Answer 10

test tube brushes

Question 11

used to create many small scale reactions at one time

Answer 11

spot plates

Question 12

used to hold a small amount of solid

Answer 12

watch glass

Question 13

used to manually stir solutions or transfer a single drop

Answer 13

glass stir rod

Question 14

used to transfer a small amount of liquid

Answer 14

medicine dropper

Question 15

identifies bases and acids

Answer 15

litmus paper

Question 16

used to pick up small objects

Answer 16

forceps

Question 17

used to aid in the transfer of liquid from one vessel to another

Answer 17

funnel

Question 18

measures and delivers exact volumes of liquids

Answer 18

mohr pipet

Question 19

delivers water to wash off a specific area

Answer 19

wash bottle

Question 20

used to weigh solids that will be transferred to another vessel

Answer 20

weighing boat

Question 21

used to dispense solid chemicals from their containers

Answer 21

spatulas

Question 22

used to move hot beakers

Answer 22

beaker tongs

Question 23

used to heat nonvolatile liquids and solids

Answer 23

bunsen burner

Question 24

used to heat stable solid compounds and elements

Answer 24

evaporating dish

Question 25

heats metals to very high temperatures

Answer 25

crucible

Question 26

used as a support for porcelain crucibles when being heated over a bunsen burner

Answer 26

clay triangle

Question 27

used for handling hot crucibles

Answer 27

crucible tongs

Question 28

provide a surface for a semi-micro scale experiment

Answer 28

glass plates

Question 29

used to cut glass rod

Answer 29

triangular file

Question 30

a way to perform reactions that require heating using a bunsen burner

Answer 30

ringstands and their components

Question 31

connect a ringstand to provide a stable, elevated platform

Answer 31

iron rings

Question 32

used to secure test tubes, distillation column, and burets to the ringstand

Answer 32

utility clamps

Question 33

used to clamp burets

Answer 33

buret clamps

Question 34

provides a place to stand the beaker

Answer 34

wire gauze

Question 35

provides a surface for a hot beaker so it doesn’t shatter

Answer 35

pressed fiber pad

Question 36

used to light bunsen burners

Answer 36

strikers