Lab Equipment Flashcards
Safety goggles
Prevents danger of eye irritation and possible blindness
Beaker
Mixing, stirring, and heating and sometimes pouring
Graduated cylinder
Helps to find the volume of a liquid
Test tube, yeast tube rack/ tongs/ brush
If it becomes unsafe to touch the test tube the tongs can be used and the rack holds them when not in use and the brush cleans them
Tongs and forceps
For grabbing things that should not be touched
Thermometer
Measures the temperature of liquids
Bunsen burner
Use send to heat liquids using gas
Erlenmeyer flask
Allows easy mixing and stirring
Bureau
Used for extremely accurate addition of liquid
Volumetric flask
Measures the exact volume of a liquid
Pipet
Measuring the exact volume of a liquid and putting it into another container
Eye dropper pipet
They suck up liquid that can be squeezed out in small drops
Balance
Used to weigh chemicals when theya re in some sort of container
Spatula and scoopulas
For scoping solid chemicals
Rings stand, iron ring, and clamp
Used to suspend Bottles like beakers over top of Bunsen burners in order to heat its contents