Lab Apparatus Flashcards

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Also known as a sample tube, a common piece of laboratory glassware consisting of a finger like length of glass or clear plastic tubing

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Test tube

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Used to hold upright multiple test tubes at the same time.

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Test tube rack

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Used for cleaning test tubes and narrow mouth laboratory glassware

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Test tube brush

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Used to hold test tubes. Used to hold test tubes in place

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Test tube holder

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Used as containers. These are only rough estimates of the liquid volume.

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Beakers

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Often used as reaction vessels, particularly in titrations

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Erlenmeyer flask

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Used to measure and store solutions with a high degree of accuracy.

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Volumetric flask

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Used to transfer liquids with a moderate degree of accuracy

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Graduated cylinder

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9
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Transferring liquids with a fixed volume

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Pipette

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10
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These pipettes are made of plastics and disposable

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Disposable pipettes

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A tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid into a small opening

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Funnel

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12
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A small dish shaped liked a cylinder

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Petri dish

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Used to mixed chemicals and liquids for laboratory purposes. Made of solid glass like a straw

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Stirring rod

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A semi-permeable paper barrier. Used to separate fine substances from liquids or air

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Filter paper

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A circular concave piece of glass used as a surface to evaporate a liquid, to hold solids while being weighed, for heating a small amount of substance

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Watch glass

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16
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used since ancient times to prepare ingredients by crushing and grinding them

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mortar and pestle

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17
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contains a chemical that changes color as it touches with acid or base

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LITMUS and pH PAPER

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in acid the blue litmus will turn?

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red

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in base the red litmus will turn into?

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blue

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20
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in pH scale if the numbers are 0-7 what is it called?

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acidic

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21
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if the number in pH scale are from 7-14 what is it called?

22
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what is the neutral number in pH scale?

23
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give 3 examples of laboratory techniques

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cleaning glasswares, drying glasswares, heating a crucible, filtration, distillation, flame test, sublimation, reflux heating

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it is named for the 3 beams which carry weights

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measuring mass

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highly sensitive lab instruments designed to accurately measure mass
measuring mass
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process where liquid is converted to a gaseous state through wind and air temperature changes
evaporation
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technique used to separate solids from liquids, the act of pouring mixture onto a filter paper that allows the passage of liquid.
filtration
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process that can be used to separate a pure liquid from a mixture of liquids
distillation
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refers to heating a solution with an attached condenser to prevent reagents from escaping
reflux heating
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used in the identification of certain metals. based on the observation that light emitted
flame test
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process of separation of liquid from solid and other non mixing liquids
decantation
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while heating the test tube you should ____?
cover the open end
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always add ___ slowly to acids
water
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distillation involves both?
evaporation and condensation
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the simplest filtration method
gravity filtration
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more accurate in measuring liquids than pipettes
graduated cylinders
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in measuring 0.012 g of sugar, it is more rational to use ___ than analytical balance
triple beam balance
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conducted in a luminous flame
flame test
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control the type of flame in bunsen burner
collar
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the measure of acidity and alkalinity of the solution
pH
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when red litmus paper turns blue it indicates that the solution is?
alkaline
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when blue litmus paper turns red it indicates that the solution is?
acidic
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the product formed during distillation process
filtrate
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in measuring clear or non-colored solutions what should you read?
upper meniscus
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when asked to determine the odor of chemicals you should?
sniff big amounts of fume
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uses a heat source and water bath
indirect evaporation
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observing proper and correct laboratory techniques is important in maintaining?
safety and attaining accurate results
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To raise the height of the flame for ease of use
Barrel
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To allow air to enter the burner
Air hole
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It is wide and heavy so that the burner is less likely to topple
Metal base
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To carry gas from the gas top
Gas hose
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The filtered substances that are left at filter paper are called?
residue