SE: scientific instruments

Question 1

test tube

Answer 1

containing small amounts of chemicals for heating and mixing liquids

Question 2

boiling tube and beaker

Answer 2

containing chemicals for heating and for collecting/holding liquids

Question 3

conical flask

Answer 3

for containing and mixing when no heating is required

Question 4

round-bottomed flask

Answer 4

containing chemicals when heating is required

Question 5

flat-bottomed flask

Answer 5

containing chemicals when no heating is required

Question 6

evaporating dish

Answer 6

for evaporating the liquid in a solution over a Bunsen burner

Question 7

crucible

Answer 7

to hold small amounts of chemicals during heating at high temperatures. the lid ensures nothing escapes/keeps oxygen out of the reaction.

Question 8

measuring cylinder

Answer 8

measure the volume of a liquid accurately (to 1/2 smallest division)

Question 9

displacement can

Answer 9

to collect water in a beaker and see how much water is displaced when an object is placed into it

Question 10

filter funnel

Answer 10

to 1) transfer liquids into containers with small openings and 2) separate solids from liquids with the use of filter paper

Question 11

retort stand

Answer 11

supports apparatus during experiments

Question 12

tripod stand

Answer 12

supports apparatus during heating

Question 13

wire gauze

Answer 13

supports apparatus that cannot be heated directly with the flame of a Bunsen burner