Lab Equipment

Question 1

Beaker

Answer 1

Used to hold, heat and mix liquids.

Question 2

Bunsen Burner

Answer 2

Frequently used as a heat source in the absence of flammable materials.

Question 3

Buret

Answer 3

Used for dispensing an accurate volume of a liquid.

Question 4

Clay Tirangle

Answer 4

Used to support a crucible during heating.

Question 5

Crucible

Answer 5

Used for holding chemicals during heating to very high temperatures.

Question 6

Crucible Tongs

Answer 6

Used to hold crucibles ONLY.

Question 7

Erlenmeyer Flask

Answer 7

Used to hold and mix chemicals. The small neck is to facilitate mixing without spilling.

Question 8

Funnel

Answer 8

Used to transfer liquids or fine-grained materials into containers with small openings. Also used for filtration.

Question 9

Graduated Cylinder

Answer 9

Used to measure a precise volume of a liquid.

Question 10

Ring Stand (and clamp)

Answer 10

Used to hold or clamp laboratory glassware and other equipment in place, so it does not fall down or come apart.

Question 11

Scoopula

Answer 11

Used to transfer solids.

Question 12

Test Tube

Answer 12

Used to hold and mix liquids.

Question 13

Test Tube Clamp

Answer 13

Test Tube Clamp

Used to hold a test tube, particularly when hot.

Question 14

Test Tube Rack

Answer 14

Used to hold several test tubes at one time.

Question 15

Utility Clamp

Answer 15

Used to secure glassware to a ring stand.

Question 16

Wash Bottle

Answer 16

Used to rinse pieces of glassware and to add small quantities of (distilled) water.

Question 17

Watch Glass

Answer 17

Used to hold solids while they are being weighed or to cover a beaker.

Question 18

Wire Gauze

Answer 18

Used to support a container, such as a beaker, on a ring stand while it is being heated. May have a fiberglass or ceramic center.

Question 19

Medicine Dropper

Answer 19

Used to transfer a small volume of liquid. On the top there is a “rubber bulb.”

Question 20

Graduated Pipette

Answer 20

Used to accurately measure and transfer a volume of liquid from one container to another.

Question 21

Volumetric Pipette

Answer 21

Allows extremely accurate measurement (to four significant figures) of the volume of a solution.

Question 22

Evaporating Dish

Answer 22

Used for the evaporation of solutions and supernatant liquids, and sometimes to their melting point.

Question 23

Buret Clamp

Answer 23

Holds any size buret from micro to 100mL capacity.

Question 24

Pneumatic Trough

Answer 24

Used for collecting gases, such as hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. Pneumatic troughs require a liquid such as water.