Lesson 1 Laboratory Glassware Flashcards
✓ It is very transparent, so it makes monitoring of your
experiments easier.
✓ Glass here in the laboratory is also heat resistant and
capable of withstanding thermal shock.
✓ It is very heat resistant and capable of withstanding
thermal shock.
✓ Glass is very easy to mold and shape and therefore
bespoke items of scientific glassware.
Why using glass is better?
Borosilicate Glass
Quartz Glass
Actinic Glass
Soda Lime Glass
Different Types of Glass
The most commonly used type of glass
Borosilicate Glass
naturally transparent and can withstand high heats and thermal shock.
Borosilicate Glass
has many uses and is found in medical equipment, cookware and lab equipment.
Borosilicate Glass
type of glass that contains boron trioxide which allows for a very low coefficient of thermal expansion. This means it will not crack under extreme temperature changes like regular glass. Its durability,has made it the glass of choice for high-end
restaurants, laboratories and wineries.
Borosilicate Glass
There are a number of advantages of using this
glass material:
▪ Can withstand high temperatures easily
▪ Inert to almost all chemicals
▪ Can withstand high agitation & thermal stress
▪ Extremely low coefficient of expansion
▪ Corrosion-resistant
Borosilicate Glass
Often also referred to as Fused Silica as it contains only silica.
Quartz Glass
can withstand very high temperatures and is transparent in certain parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Quartz Glass
Silica glass is another name for labware made from this material. These are among the most uncompromising equipment found in a laboratory. They are created at high temperatures of 2,000C by melting sand. This is normally transparent with
superior thermal and optical properties.
Quartz Glass
Silica glass is chemically pure and does not react with the reagent it holds. This gives you clear and concise results of your experiment. This glass also has the ability to pass a broad range of light wavelengths. This makes it suitable for experiments involving infrared and UV radiation.
Quartz Glass
These are some of the reasons why you should
include this glass in your lab equipment list:
▪ High thermal shock resistance
▪ Superior to borosilicate
▪ Extremely Pure material
▪ Chemically Inert
▪ Splendid Optical Transmission
Quartz Glass
There is some glass equipment that is tinted dark brown or amber. These can be created from any material and are named after the colour. This is done to protect light-sensitive chemical compounds from getting altered by infrared radiation, visible light and ultraviolet radiation.
Actinic Glass
ideal for light-sensitive applications. Generally, tinted glass is used only in bottles to store chemicals in solution or powder form. These were the rage in olden times when apothecaries were common. Emerald green was a popular colour for
ornamental purposes.
Actinic Glass
▪ Light sensitive
▪ Inert to chemicals
▪ Store compounds safely
▪ Experiments sensitive to UV radiation
benefits of using actinic glass:
This glass is extremely fragile and has a low melting point. It is almost impossible to repair and does not have high thermal shock resistance. You might wonder about the functionality of this ordinary glass in laboratories. The answer lies in its affordability. It is a lower cost and can be easily made. Hence, it is used for lab equipment that is required in abundance such as pipettes, measuring cylinders, disposable test tubes and volumetric flasks.
Soda Lime Glass
properties of this glass that makes it useful in laboratories:
▪ Chemically stable
▪ Highly Inert
▪ Extremely Workable
▪ Affordable
▪ The true usefulness of this glass lies in its affordability. It is widely used for volumetric glassware that does not require heating.
Soda Lime Glass
Beakers
Conical Flasks/Erlenmeyer
Volumetric Flasks
Test Tubes
Graduated Cylinder
Pipettes
Pasteur Pipette
Funnel
Burette
Watch Glass
Desiccators
Drying Pistols
Vials
Separatory Funnel
Glass Condenser
Laboratory Glassware
simple cylindrical containers, in sizes from 10 ml to 4000 ml. One of the commonest glass equipment found in labs, they are used for holding solids and liquids, and for pouring and decanting liquids.
Beakers
Uses:
preparation of solution/reagents. Used for transferring liquid to another container or to transfer a small amount of reagent for use in procedures.
Beakers
used when you want to swirl contents without spilling. They are fitted with stoppers.
Conical Flasks/Erlenmeyer
has a flat bottom, so used for direct heating while a Florence flask can have either a round or a flat bottom and can be used for direct heating as well with a heating mantle.
Conical Flasks/Erlenmeyer