Commonly Encountered Equipment in The Chemistry Laboratory

Use this rubber bulb pipette filler to safely fill glass and plasticpipettes.
The three-valve design

allows you to release air, draw liquid into the pipette, and accurately release liquid.
Pasteur pipettes are plastic or glass pipettes used to transfer small amounts of liquids, but are
not graduated or calibrated for any particular volume. The bulb is separate from
the pipette body. Pasteur pipettes are also called teat pipettes, droppers, eye droppers and
chemical droppers.
COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED EQUIPMENT IN THE

CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
NAME PICTURE USE
beaker Used to hold and heat liquids.

Multipurpose and essential in
the lab.
brushes Used to easily clean the inside

of a test tubes and other
glassware.
Buchner Used with vacuum flask for

funnel performing vacuum filtration.
Bunsen
burner Used for heating and exposing
items to flame.
burette
Used in titrations to measure

precisely how much liquid has
been delivered.
burette
clamp
Used to hold burettes on a

ring stand.
clay triangle Used to hold crucibles when

they are being heated. They
usually sit on a ring stand.
crucible
with lid Used to heat small quantities
to very high temperatures.
crucible tong
Used to hold crucibles and
evaporating dishes when they
are hot.
Used for moving small

disposable
amounts of liquid from place to
pipette
place. They are usually made
of plastic and are disposable
electronic Used for weighing substances

balance or objects, usually in grams.
erlenmeyer Used to heat, mix, and store

flasks liquids. The advantage to the
Erlenmeyer Flask is that the
bottom is wider than the top
so it will heat quicker because
of the greater surface area
exposed to the heat.
evaporating
dish Used to recover dissolved
solids by evaporation.
florence Used for heating substances

flask that need to be heated evenly.
The bulbed bottom allows the
heat to distribute through the
liquid more evenly. The
Florence Flask is mostly used
in distillation experiments.
forceps Used for picking up and
moving small objects.
glass funnel Used to pour liquids into any

container so they will not be
lost or spilled. They are also
used with folded filter paper
for filtration.
glass stir rod Used to stir liquids. They are

usually made of glass.
graduated
cylinder Used to measure the volumes
of liquids.
hot plate Used for heating substances
and liquids in beakers and
flasks.
Meker
Burner Used for heating and exposing
items to flame.
micropipette Used for accurately measuring

and delivering very small
volumes of liquid-usually 1 mL
or less.
mortar and
pestle Used to crush solids into
powders for experiments,
usually to better dissolve the
solids.
pipette with
pump Used for accurately
measuring and
delivering small
volumes of liquid-
usually 0.1-10 mL.
Attached to ring stand and
ring clamp with wire gauze used to hold
beakers or flasks while they
are heated by a gas burner.
ring stand Used to hold items being

heated. Clamps or rings can
be used so that items may be
placed above the lab table for
heating by Bunsen burners or
other items.
rubber Stoppers come in many

stopper different sizes. The sizes are
from 0 to 8. Stoppers can have
holes for thermometers and
for other probes that may be
used.
scoopula For scooping out small or
large amounts of chemicals
from bottles, etc.
separatory
funnel For separating layers of
immiscible liquids or for
dropping liquids.
spatula Used for moving small

amounts of solid from place to
place.
striker
Used to light a gas burner.
test tube Used for storing, mixing, and

heating small amounts of
chemicals.
test tube Used to hold test tubes while

holder heating.
test tube Used to hold test tubes while

rack reactions happen in them or
while they are not needed.
thermometer Used to take temperature of

solids, liquids, and gases.
utility clamp Used to attach test tubes and

other glassware to ring stand.
vacuum filter
flask Used with vacuum line and
Buchner funnel for vacuum
filtration.
volumetric Used to measure one specific

flask volume in mixing accurate
solutions.
wash bottle
Used to wash or rinse other
containers
watch glass Used to hold solids when

being weighed or transported.
They should never be heated.
Can also be used to cover
beakers or other containers.
weigh boat Used for weighing solids on a
balance.
wing top
For obtaining broad, fishtail
flame that heats large area and
smoothly bends glass.
wire gauze Used with a ring clamp to

support glassware over a
Bunsen burner. Spreads flame
out for more even heating.

Commonly Encountered Equipment in The Chemistry Laboratory

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Commonly Encountered Equipment in The Chemistry Laboratory

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Commonly Encountered Equipment in The Chemistry Laboratory

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Use this rubber bulb pipette filler to safely fill glass and plasticpipettes.

The three-valve design

COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED EQUIPMENT IN THE

beaker Used to hold and heat liquids.

brushes Used to easily clean the inside

Buchner Used with vacuum flask for

Used in titrations to measure

Used to hold burettes on a

clay triangle Used to hold crucibles when

Used for moving small

electronic Used for weighing substances

erlenmeyer Used to heat, mix, and store

florence Used for heating substances

glass funnel Used to pour liquids into any

glass stir rod Used to stir liquids. They are

micropipette Used for accurately measuring

ring stand Used to hold items being

rubber Stoppers come in many

spatula Used for moving small

test tube Used for storing, mixing, and

test tube Used to hold test tubes while

test tube Used to hold test tubes while

thermometer Used to take temperature of

utility clamp Used to attach test tubes and

volumetric Used to measure one specific

watch glass Used to hold solids when

wire gauze Used with a ring clamp to

You might also like