Glasswares/Lab Equipment

Question 1

What is a flint glass?

Answer 1

A type of glass that has poor resistance to high temp.; made for disposable glass

Question 2

A special alumina-silicate glass that has been strengthened chemically than thermally.

Answer 2

Corex

Question 3

What is a centrifuge?

Answer 3

An equipment that uses centrifugal force to separate solid from a liquid suspension

Question 4

A type of glass that has high resistance to alkali.

Answer 4

Boron-free/soft glass

Question 5

What is a test tube?

Answer 5

An equipment for chemical reactions

Question 6

2 calibration marks/design of a pipette.

Answer 6

TC - to contain
TD - to deliver

Question 7

The liquid portion at the bottom of the container in filtration

Answer 7

filtrate

Question 8

2 drainage characteristics of a pipette

Answer 8

Self-draining
blow-out

Question 9

The solid left on the filter paper in filtration process

Answer 9

residue

Question 10

3 types of transfer pipette

Answer 10

1. Volumetric pipette
2. Pasteur pipette
3. Automatic pipette

Question 11

2 types of graduated pipette.

Answer 11

1. Serological pipette
2. Mohr Pipette

Question 12

Angle position of a test tube when heating

Answer 12

45 degrees

Question 13

Equipment used to aspirate liquid

Answer 13

aspirator

Question 14

The solid at the bottom of the container in decantation process

Answer 14

sediment

Question 15

Equipment used to ensure safety of test tubes

Answer 15

test tube rack

Question 16

A flask that has no graduation, capacity only; flat bottom

Answer 16

florence flask

Question 17

A flask that has an arm and is used for distillation

Answer 17

distilling flask

Question 18

Used to regulate flame or heat

Answer 18

wing tip

Question 19

Used for grinding and powderizing

Answer 19

mortar and pestle

Question 20

Used for qualitative observation such as color reactions

Answer 20

spot plate

Question 21

Used for cleaning test tubes.

Answer 21

test tube brush

Question 22

Used for heating and water bath.

Answer 22

casserole

Question 23

Used for picking glasswares

Answer 23

crucible tongs

Question 24

Used for holding the burette and in titration

Answer 24

burette clamp

Question 25

Type of glass that is used for heating and sterilization, commonly used for constriction of reagent bottles.

Answer 25

High thermal resistant/borosilicate glass

Question 26

A low-actinic type of glass is used for what?

Answer 26

light sensitive reagents

Question 27

Equipment often used for preparing reagents and titration purposes; has a narrow opening

Answer 27

erlenmeyer flask

Question 28

The liquid portion on top of the solution in the decantation process

Answer 28

decantate

Question 29

What is a beaker?

Answer 29

wide straight sided cylindrical vessels used generally for reagent preparation and mixing

Question 30

A long and straight sided cylindrical piece of glassware with calibration.

Answer 30

graduated cylinder

Question 31

The process of pouring the liquid portion of the mixture to another container while not disturbing the solid particles that settle at the bottom of the container

Answer 31

decantation

Question 32

A long cylindrical graduated pipettes with stopcock; used for titration

Answer 32

Burette

Question 33

The process of separating solid particles from liquid by pouring the mixture in a filter paper

Answer 33

filtration

Question 34

When pouring contents from a reagent bottle into an open-mouth container such as a beaker, what should you use?

Answer 34

stirring rod

Question 35

What should you use when transferring a small portion of the liquid to another container?

Answer 35

Pipette/medicine dropper

Question 36

Equipment you should use to get solids from a reagent bottle

Answer 36

spatula

Question 37

It is placed on pans of the balance and where reagent is placed when weighing

Answer 37

watch glass

Question 38

Used to hold solid substances and for heating solid substances

Answer 38

crucible

Question 39

Equipment used for evaporation and heating purposes

Answer 39

evaporating dish

Question 40

Used for distillation

Answer 40

adapter

Question 41

Used for heating purposes and support to Bunsen burner

Answer 41

clay triangle

Question 42

An equipment used for filtration and transferring liquids

Answer 42

funnel

Question 43

Used for sharpening, cutting and glass tubing

Answer 43

triangular file