LABORATORY APPARATUS/EQUIPMENT Flashcards
A pipette with its volume, in increments, marked along a tube. It is made from plastic and has a tapered tip.
Graduated pipette
Accurately measure and transfer a volume of liquid from one container.
Graduated pipette
A long, graduated glass tube with a stopcock at its lower end and a tapered capillary tube at the stopcock’s outlet
Burette
Used in quantitative chemical analysis to measure and deliver known volumes of a liquid, especially for titrations
Burette
A type of balance in which the measuring pan is inside a transparent enclosure with doors.
Analytical balance
Designed to measure small mass in the sub-milligram range
Analytical balance
A graduated glass tube with a bulb containing a liquid
Laboratory thermometer
Used for measuring temperatures other than the human body temperature
Laboratory thermometer
Also known as measuring cylinder or mixing cylinder
Graduated cylinder
A finger-like length of glass or clear plastic tubing, open at the top and closed at the bottom.
Test tube
A cylindrical container with a flat bottom and has a small spout to aid pouring.
Beaker
A laboratory flask calibrated to contain a precise volume at certain temperature
Volumetric/Graduated flask
A laboratory flask which features a flat bottom, a conical body, and cylindrical neck.
Erlenmeyer/Conical flask
A laboratory flask with a round body, a long neck, and often a flat bottom.
Florence flask
Designed for uniform heating, boiling, distillation, and ease of swirling.
Florence flask
Used for precise dilutions and preparation of standard solutions
Volumetric/Graduated flask
Containers made of glass, plastic, borosilicate, or related substances and topped by special caps or stoppers.
Reagents bottle
Intended to contain chemicals in liquid or powder form for laboratories and stored in cabinets or shelves.
Reagents bottle
Small glass or plastic vessels or bottles
Vials
Used to contain or store small amounts of chemical substances
Vials
A squeeze bottle with a nozzle which is sealed with a screw-top lid
Wash bottle
Used to rinse various pieces of laboratory glassware or other apparatus
Wash bottle
A shallow, circular, glass or plastic dish with a loose-fitting cover over the top and sides
Petri dish
Used to hold growth medium in which cells can be cultured. It is used to culture bacteria and other microorganisms.
Petri dish
A container or a glass jar fitted with an airtight cover
Dessicator
Used to preserve moisture-sensitive items
Dessicator
A conical material having a small or narrow hole at the apex
Laboratory funnel
Used to channel flow of a substance and filtration
Laboratory funnel
A semi-permeable paper barrier
Filter paper
Used to separate fine solid particles from liquids or gases.
Filter paper
A glass and pear-shaped funnel with a stopper and stopcock.
Separatory funnel
Used in liquid-liquid extractions
Separatory funnel
On top of the funnel-shaped part there is a cylinder with a fritted glass disc/perforated plate separating it from the funnel
Buchner funnel
Used to filter or separate a liquid from a solid
Buchner funnel
A long, circular glass tube. Inside the glass tube there is another smaller tube.
Condenser
Used to cool hot gases into liquids. It is used in distillation and reflux processes.
Condenser
A vertical heavy metal base stand that supports the iron ring in place
Iron stand
Comprises a conjoined metal ring and radially-extending rod
Iron ring
Used to hold things and is placed in an iron stand to elevate other equipment
Iron ring
Metal rod with 2-3 pronged with rubber-coated jaws
Universal/Extension clamp
It is connected to a ring stand or retort stand.
Universal/Extension clamp
A rack attached with a metal clamp for attaching to a ring stand designed to accept up to four funnels
Funnel support
Composed of metal screw clamp. Used to secure laboratory clamps.
Clamp holder
A ceramic handled evaporating dish. Used to evaporate solutions and supernatant liquids. It provides good chemical and high temperature resistance.
Laboratory casserole
Round, flat-bottomed, stainless steel container
Water/Steam bath
A relatively safe way to heat flammable organic liquids.
Water/Steam bath
Used for the evaporation of solutions and supernatant liquids, and sometimes to their melting point. Heated with a Bunsen burner.
Evaporating dish
A small ceramic dish used from ancient times as a container for melting or testing metals.
Crucible with cover
A long neck glass and has a side arm for condensation
Distilling flask
Primarily used for distillation
Distilling flask
Made from carefully-cut pieces of hollow tubes
Glass tubing
Hollow synthetic and natural rubber channels or flow lines. Used to transfer or dispense liquids and gases.
Rubber tubing
A small, rubber tapered plug used to seal the openings of flask or test tubes
Rubber plugs
A squeezable, bulb-shaped rubber which comes in different colors
Bulb aspirator/Rubber bulb
Valve used to control the flow of liquid or gas
Stopcock
