Lab Safety & Bunsen Burner

Question 1

What is this used for: test tube and boiling tube

Answer 1

Used to hold small amounts of liquid

Question 2

What is this used for: beaker

Answer 2

Used to hold liquids

Question 3

What is this used for: hot plate

Answer 3

Used as a heat source

Question 4

What is this used for: syringe

Answer 4

Used to accurately measure small volumes of liquid

Question 5

What is this used for: Bunsen burner

Answer 5

Used as a heat source

Question 6

What is this used for: tripod

Answer 6

Used to hold items heated with a Bunsen burner

Question 7

What is this used for: graduated cylinder

Answer 7

Used to accurately measure volumes of liquids

Question 8

What is this used for: Conical flask

Answer 8

Used to swirl/mix liquids

Question 9

What is this used for: thermometer

Answer 9

Used to measure temperature

Question 10

What is this used for: clamp/retort stand

Answer 10

Used to hold equipment steady

Question 11

What is this used for: plastic pipette

Answer 11

Used to accurately measure small amounts of liquid

Question 12

What is this used for: Wire gauze

Answer 12

Used on top of a tripod to evenly spread heat from a Bunsen burner

Question 13

What is this used for: evaporating dish

Answer 13

Used to evaporate liquids

Question 14

What is this used for: Test tube rack

Answer 14

Used to hold test tubes

Question 15

What is this used for: Tongs

Answer 15

Used to hold/move hot items

Question 16

What is this used for: funnel

Answer 16

Used to pour liquids into narrow openings

Question 17

Which flame is hotter on a Bunsen burner

Answer 17

Blue flame

Question 18

On a Bunsen burner, what is the orange flame

Answer 18

The ‘safety’ flame

Question 19

On a Bunsen burner, what is the blue flame

Answer 19

The flame used for heating (not easy to see)

Question 20

What do you do to turn the orange flame into a blue flame

Answer 20

Turn the window to allow air inside the Bunsen burner

Question 21

Name 3 lab safety rules

Answer 21

No running in the lab
No eating or drinking in the lab
For experiments, make sure your hair is tied up

Question 22

What is a Bunsen burner

Answer 22

A device for the production of a hot clean flame by burning a fuel gas in air

Question 23

Name 5 parts of the Bunsen burner

Answer 23

Barrel
Collar
Airhole
Gas hose
Metal base

Question 24

Bunsen burner: air hole

Answer 24

To allow air to enter the burner

Question 25

Bunsen burner: gas hose

Answer 25

To carry gas from the gas tap

Question 26

Bunsen burner: metal base

Answer 26

Wide and heavy so that the Bunsen burner is less likely to topple

Question 27

Bunsen burner: collar

Answer 27

Turned to open or close the air hole to obtain the required flame type

Question 28

Bunsen burner: barrel

Answer 28

To raise the height of the flame for ease of use