Lab Equipment

Question 1

What do you use to measure length?

Answer 1

meter stick, ruler

Question 2

What do you use to measure volume?

Answer 2

graduated cylinder, pipet, buret

Question 3

What do you use to measure mass?

Answer 3

electronic balance

Question 4

What do you use to measure temperature?

Answer 4

thermometer, probware

Question 5

What do you use to measure pressure?

Answer 5

barometer

Question 6

What is the unit for length

Answer 6

m, meter

Question 7

What is the unit for volume

Answer 7

m^3

Question 8

What is the unit for mass

Answer 8

kg, kilogram

Question 9

What is the unit for temperature

Answer 9

K, kelvin

Question 10

What is the unit for pressure

Answer 10

Pa, pascals

Question 11

What does a test tube do?

Answer 11

holds liquids - sometimes used for heating. Not used for measuring

Question 12

What does a test tube holder do?

Answer 12

Used to hold test tubes while in use

Question 13

What does a test tube rack do

Answer 13

used to hold test tubes in a vertical position

Question 14

what does an erlenmeyer flask do?

Answer 14

used in titrations, may be heated

Question 15

what does a beaker do?

Answer 15

holds liquids, NOT used for measuring volumes

Question 16

What do beaker tongs do?

Answer 16

used to hold beakers by hand

Question 17

what does a funnel do?

Answer 17

holds 12.5 cm diameter filter paper

Question 18

What does a crucible with cover do?

Answer 18

used to heat small amounts of solid substances at high temperatures

Question 19

What do crucible tongs do?

Answer 19

used to pick up and hold small items such as a crucible and lid

Question 20

What does a clay triangle od?

Answer 20

used to support a crucible over a burner

Question 21

What does a beaker do

Answer 21

holds liquids

Question 22

What are common sizes of a beaker

Answer 22

50ml, 100mL, 250mL, 400mL

Question 23

Can a beaker be heated

Answer 23

No

Question 24

Do you use a beaker for measuring voluem

Answer 24

No

Question 25

erlenmeyer flask

Answer 25

triangular shaped flask used in titrations

Question 26

Can an erlenmeyer flask be heated

Answer 26

Yes

Question 27

What are the common sizes of an erlenmeyer flask

Answer 27

100mL, 250mL

Question 28

volumetric flask

Answer 28

flask with a long neck that has an etched mark on the neck for volume

Question 29

What is a volumetric flask used for

Answer 29

making and storing solutions

Question 30

graduated cylinder

Answer 30

cylinder shaped container with markings used to measure voluems

Question 31

Can a graduated cylinder be heated

Answer 31

NO

Question 32

What are the common sizes of a graduated cylinder

Answer 32

10mL, 50mL, 100mL

Question 33

test tube

Answer 33

a simple tube of thin glass, closed at one end, for heating solutions and for holding small amounts of substances during reations

Question 34

eudiometer

Answer 34

gas collecting tube marked in mL intervals used to measure gas volumes

Question 35

buret

Answer 35

long tube with markings and a stopcock on bottom used to measure volumes of solutions used in titratins

Question 36

What are the common sizes of a buret

Answer 36

25mL, 50mL

Question 37

dropping pipet

Answer 37

glass tip with rubber bulb; used to transfer small volumes of liquids

Question 38

watch glass

Answer 38

used to cover an evaporating dish or beaker

Question 39

crucible with cover

Answer 39

used to heat small amounts of solid substances at high temperatures

Question 40

What is a crucible with cover made of

Answer 40

porcelin

Question 41

evaporting dish

Answer 41

used to contain small volumes of liquid being evaporated

Question 42

What is an evaporating dish made of

Answer 42

porcelin

Question 43

test tube rack

Answer 43

wood or plastic; used to hold test tubes in a vertical position

Question 44

clay triangle

Answer 44

wire frame with porcelain supports used to support a crucible over a burner

Question 45

ring stand

Answer 45

metal rod fixed upright in a heavy metal base; has many uses as a support

Question 46

wire gauze

Answer 46

used to spread the heat of a burner flame and support glassware over a flame

Question 47

ring clamp

Answer 47

an iron ring clamped to a ring stand support

Question 48

utility clamp

Answer 48

used to hold a buret or test tube and supported by a ring stand

Question 49

test tube holder

Answer 49

spring metal; used to hold test tubes while in use

Question 50

crucible tongs

Answer 50

made of iron or nickel and used to pick up and hold small items such as a crucible and lid

Question 51

beaker tongs

Answer 51

ends are coated in rubber and is used to hold beakers by hand

Question 52

scoopula

Answer 52

a hybrid of scoop and spatula, it is used to transfer solid chemicals

Question 53

Stirring rod

Answer 53

glass; used to stir and assist in pouring liquids

Question 54

Funnel

Answer 54

glass or plastic; common size holds 12.5-cm diameter filter paper

Question 55

Wash bottle

Answer 55

flexible plastic; squeeze sides to dispense water

Question 56

Electronic balance

Answer 56

an electronic weighing device that displays mass in a digital readout

Question 57

Bunsen Burner

Answer 57

a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air

Question 58

Probeware

Answer 58

device that collects and analyzes data such as temperature, pressure, or pH using software and exchangeable attachments

Question 59

Fume Hood

Answer 59

ventilated enclosure designed to limit exposure to toxic vapors also used for explosion protection and spill containment—air is drawn in from the front and expelled outside of the building doesn't ventilate the room, only the air inside the enclosure