Lab Equipment

Question 1

glass or plastic; common sizes are 50 mL, 100 mL, 250 mL, 400 mL; glass ones may be heated

Answer 1

beaker

Question 2

glass; common sizes are 25 mL and 50 mL; used to measure volumes of solutions in titrations

Answer 2

Buret

Question 3

used under hot apparatus or glassware

Answer 3

ceramic square

Question 4

may be fastened to support apparatus

Answer 4

clamp

Question 5

what are the 5 types of clamps?

Answer 5

buret/test tube clamp, clamp holder, double buret clamp, ring clamp, 3 pronged jaw clamp

Question 6

wire frame with porcelain supports; used to support a crucible

Answer 6

clay triangle

Question 7

glass; used in distillation procedures

Answer 7

condenser

Question 8

porcelain; used to heat small amounts of solid substances at high temperatures

Answer 8

crucible and cover

Question 9

iron or nickel; used to pick up and hold small items

Answer 9

crucible tongs

Question 10

glass tip with rubber bulb; used to transfer small volumes of liquid

Answer 10

dropper pipet

Question 11

glass; common sizes are 100 mL, 250 mL; may be heated, used in titrations

Answer 11

Erlenmeyer flask

Question 12

porcelain; used to contain small volumes of liquid being evaporated

Answer 12

evaporating dish

Question 13

glass; common sizes are 125 mL, 250 mL, 500 mL; may be heated; used in making and for storing solutions

Answer 13

florence flask

Question 14

metal; used to hold or pick up small objects

Answer 14

forceps

Question 15

glass or plastic; common size holds 12.5 cm diameter filter paper

Answer 15

funnel

Question 16

constructed of metal; connected to a gas supply with rubber tubing; used to heat chemicals (dry or in solution) in beakers, test tubes, and crucibles

Answer 16

gas burner

Question 17

glass; marked in mL intervals; used to measure gas volumes

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gas collecting tube

Question 18

used in flame tests

Answer 18

glass rod with nichrome wire

Question 19

glass or plastic; common sizes are 10 mL, 50 mL, 100 mL; used to measure approximate volumes; must not be heated

Answer 19

graduated cylinder

Question 20

glass; common sizes are 10 mL, 25 mL; used to measure solution volumes; less accurate than a volumetric pipet

Answer 20

graduated pipet

Question 21

porcelain; may be used to grind crystals and lumpy chemicals to a powder

Answer 21

mortar and pestle

Question 22

rubber; used in filling a pipet with a solution; never filled by mouth

Answer 22

pipet bulb

Question 23

flexible plastic; squeeze sides to dispense water

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plastic wash bottle

Question 24

also known as a triple beam balance

Answer 24

platform balance

Question 25

galvanized container with a shelf; used in experiments where a gas is collected

Answer 25

pneumatic trough

Question 26

metal rod fixed upright in a heavy metal base; has many uses as a support

Answer 26

ringstand

Question 27

several sizes to close equipment

Answer 27

rubber stoppers

Question 28

used to connect apparatus so as to transfer liquids or gases

Answer 28

rubber tubing

Question 29

plastic; must be worn at all times while working in the lab

Answer 29

safety goggles

Question 30

metal; used to block off rubber tubing

Answer 30

screw clamp/pinch clamp

Question 31

metal or porcelain; used to transfer solid chemicals

Answer 31

spatula, scoopula

Question 32

glass with rubber sleeve; used to stir, assist in pouring liquids, and for removing precipitates from a container

Answer 32

stirring rod and rubber policeman

Question 33

bristles with wire handle; used to scrub small diameter glassware

Answer 33

test tube brush

Question 34

spring metal; used to hold test tubes or glass tubing

Answer 34

test tube holder

Question 35

wood or plastic; holds test tubes in a vertical position

Answer 35

test tube rack

Question 36

glassware used for mixing chemicals; may be heated

Answer 36

test tube

Question 37

mercury in glass; common range -10C - 110C

Answer 37

thermometer

Question 38

metal; used to scratch glass tubing prior to breaking to desire length

Answer 38

triangular file

Question 39

iron; used to support containers of chemicals above the flame of a burner

Answer 39

tripod

Question 40

glass; used to measure solution volumes accurately; must not be heated

Answer 40

volumetric pipet

Question 41

glass; used to cover an evaporating dish or beaker

Answer 41

watch glass

Question 42

glass; used with pneumatic trough

Answer 42

wide-mouth bottle

Question 43

used to spread the heat of a burner flame

Answer 43

wire gauze