Lab Equipment

Question 1

Ring Stand

Answer 1

Ringstands are a safe and convenient way to perform reactions that require heating using a Bunsen Burner

Question 2

Wire Gauze

Answer 2

Wire Guaze sits on the iron ring to provide a place to stand the beaker

Question 3

Bunsen Burner

Answer 3

Use for the heating of nonvolatile liquids and solids

Question 4

Test Tube Holder

Answer 4

Useful for holding a test tube which is too hot to handle

Question 5

Forceps

Answer 5

Used to pick up small objects

Question 6

Wash Bottle

Answer 6

A wash bottle has a spout that delivers a wash solution to a specific are. Water should only be used.

Question 7

Florence Flask

Answer 7

It is used for the mixing of chemicals. It has a narrow neck that prevents splash exposure.

Question 8

Beaker Tongs

Answer 8

Used to move beakers containing hot liquids

Question 9

Test Tube Rack

Answer 9

Used for holding and organizing test tubes on the laboratory counter

Question 10

Weighing Boat

Answer 10

Used to weigh solids that will be transferred to another vessel

Question 11

Crucible

Answer 11

Used for heating curtain solids particularly metals, to very high temperatures

Question 12

Glass Plate

Answer 12

They provide a surface for a semi-micro-scale experience, such as drop reactions and testing of acids and bases

Question 13

Test Tube Brushes

Answer 13

Used to clean test tubes and graduated cylinders

Question 14

Beaker

Answer 14

They hold solids or liquids that will not release gases when reacted or are unlikely to splatter if stirred or heated.

Question 15

Crucible Tongs

Answer 15

For handling hot crucibles; also used to pick up other hot objects. NOT used for picking up beakers

Question 16

Watch Glass

Answer 16

Used to hold a small amount of solid, such as the product of a reaction

Question 17

Erlenmeyer Flask

Answer 17

They hold solids or liquids that may release gasses during a reaction or that are likely to splatter if stirred or heated

Question 18

Pipet

Answer 18

Measures and delivers exact volumes of liquids

Question 19

Evaporating Dish

Answer 19

Used for the heating of stable solid compounds and elements

Question 20

Funnel

Answer 20

Used to aid in the transfer of liquid from one vessel to another

Question 21

Spatulas

Answer 21

Used to dispense solid chemicals from their containers. Chemicals should never be transferred with your bear hands

Question 22

Iron Ring

Answer 22

They connect to a ring stand and provide a stable elevated platform for the reaction

Question 23

Clay Triangle

Answer 23

Used as a support for porcelein crucibles when being heated over a Bunsen burner.

Question 24

Test Tube

Question 25

Stir Rod

Answer 25

A glass rod is used to manually stir solutions. It can also be used to transfer a single drop of solution

Question 26

Utility Clamps

Answer 26

Utility clamps are used to secure test tubes, distillation columns, and burets to the ringstand

Question 27

Dropper

Answer 27

A medicine dropper is used to transfer a small volume of liquid (less than one mL)

Question 28

Graduated Cylinder

Answer 28

Used to measure volumes of liquids