Lab Apparatus

Question 1

Glassware with rounded bottom designed to contain small number of samples for reactions

Answer 1

Test tube

Question 2

Used to clean narrow mouth laboratory glassware

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Test tube brush

Question 3

Used to hold multiple test tubes in an upright position

Answer 3

Test tube rack

Question 4

Primarily used to hold small quantities of substances which will undergo direct heating (same as test tube but thicker)

Answer 4

Hard glass tube or ignition tube

Question 5

Used as small heating source

Answer 5

Alcohol lamp

Question 6

Clamp with a spring handle used to hold test tube (hot)

Answer 6

Test tube holder

Question 7

Used to guide the transfer of liquids into a container with narrow opening

Answer 7

Stirring or glass rod

Question 8

Used to transfer solid materials/chemicals from its original container onto a weighing box and other containers

Answer 8

Porcelain and stainless spatula

Question 9

Used to draw liquid that can then be squeezed out in small drops. Be careful when using it because it can introduce air bubbles and disturb your solution.

Answer 9

Dropper pipet

Question 10

For adding chemical solution to a reaction vessel to minimize the risk of a reaction occurring too quickly and bubbling over

Answer 10

Thistle tube

Question 11

Used to measure an exact volume of liquid and placing it into another container. The digits indicates the exact volume measured by the single graduated marks.

Answer 11

Volumetric pipet

Question 12

Serves as a vacuum source to draw liquids

Answer 12

Aspirator

Question 13

Used to transfer milliliter volumes of liquid, from less than 1 mL to up to 50 mL

Answer 13

Serological pipet

Question 14

Used for titrating alkaline solutions only because acids can react with the rubber tubing

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MOHR BURET OR BASE BURET

Question 15

Used for titrating acids solutions only because alkalies/bases have the property to attack the glass stopcock

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GEISSLER BURET OR ACID BURET

Question 16

Squeezable plastic bottle with nozzle used to dispense distilled water for rinsing

Answer 16

WASH BOTTLE

Question 17

Used to prepare solutions to an accurate volume

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VOLUMETRIC FLASK

Question 18

Primary measuring tool for liquids

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Graduated cylinder

Question 19

Used to hold liquids and for mixing, stirring, and heating chemicals

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Beaker

Question 20

For uniform heating, boiling, distillation and ease of swirling

Answer 20

Florence flask

Question 21

“Conical Flask”
Used to contain and mix chemicals, the small neck is to facilitate mixing without spilling

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Erlenmeyer flask

Question 22

Used for the determination of iodine, has a ground socket and cup shaped top

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Iodine flask

Question 23

A small- handled, deep porcelain crucible used for heating and evaporating

Answer 23

Porcelain casserole

Question 24

Used to hold hot objects

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Crucible tong

Question 25

Flat surfaced device used for controlled and consistent heating

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Hot plate

Question 26

a small bowl with a spout used to evaporate excess solvents in a small sample

Answer 26

Evaporating dish

Question 27

Device used to determine temperature

Answer 27

Thermometer

Question 28

Equipment used to condense

Answer 28

Condenser

Question 29

Guides the flow of the distillate to the receiving vessel

Answer 29

Glass adapter

Question 30

Used to separate mixtures of two liquids with different boiling points

Answer 30

Distilling flask

Question 31

Metal ring with screw clamp to support containers

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Iron ring

Question 32

An upright metal rod attached to a heavy metal base used to provide stability and support

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Iron stand

Question 33

Metal equipment used to hold and secure a buret on a stand

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Buret clamp

Question 34

Metal equipment used to secure laboratory clamps

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Clamp holder

Question 35

Used to hold and secure glassware

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Other types of clamps

Question 36

Funnel with perforated plate and a vacuum in the flask underneath the filter

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Büchner funnel

Question 37

“Büchner flask, vacuum flask, suction flask, side-arm flask or Kitasato flask” Thick-walled Erlenmeyer flask with a short glass tube and hose barb protruding from its neck

Answer 37

Filtering flask

Question 38

Used to transfer liquids or fine-grained materials into containers with small openings

Answer 38

Glass funnel

Question 39

Triangular wire frame with clay covering used to support crucible when heated over an open flame

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Clay triangle

Question 40

Used for holding chemicals during heating to very high temperatures

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Porcelain crucible

Question 41

Three-legged metal frame used as a platform

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Tripod

Question 42

Used to adjust the shape of the flame

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Wing top

Question 43

Used as passage lines for fluids and gases

Answer 43

Rubber tubing

Question 44

Metal clamp used on a flexible tube to regulate the flow of a fluid through the tube

Answer 44

Pinchcock

Question 45

Metal heating device connected to a flammable gas source

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Bunsen burner

Question 46

Wire screen with ceramic fibered center used to spread the heat of the flame

Answer 46

Wire gauze

Question 47

Shallow cylindrical glass or plastic flat bottomed dish with lid used primarily to culture microorganisms and cells

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Petri dish

Question 48

Used to cover a beaker or to hold small amount of solid or liquid while they are being weighed

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Watch glass

Question 49

Ceramic or plastic reaction surface containing small wells for spot tests

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Spot plate

Question 50

Glass funnel with a tap at the bottom used for parting immiscible liquid components in a mixture

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Separatory funnel

Question 51

Sealable glass enclosure used for storage or preservation of moisture-sensitive items

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Desiccator

Question 52

a vessel in which substances are ground or crushed

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Mortar

Question 53

a tool used to crush, mash or grind materials in

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Pestle

Question 54

Metal tool for scoring and trimming glass rods

Answer 54

Triangular file

Question 55

Metal tool used for cutting a hole in a cork or rubber stopper

Answer 55

Cork borer

Question 56

Electric device used to measure hydrogen-ion activity of a solution

Answer 56

pH meter

Question 57

Accurate and precise instrument used to measure weight in quantitative chemical analysis

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Analytical balance

Question 58

Cylindrical glass bottles used for precise weighing of solids

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Weighing bottle

Question 59

Instrument used in weight determination that utilizes a stainless steel pan, beams and riders

Answer 59

Triple beam balance