Lab Equipment - Definitions

Question 1

Beaker

Answer 1

Holding 100 mL of water

Question 2

Graduated Cylinder

Answer 2

Measuring 27 mL of liquid

Question 3

Buret

Answer 3

Measuring exactly 43 mL of an acid

Question 4

Balance

Answer 4

Massing out 120 g of sodium chloride

Question 5

Wire Gauze

Answer 5

Suspending glassware over the Bunsen burner

Question 6

Funnel

Answer 6

Used to pour liquids into containers with small openings or to hold filter paper

Question 7

Well Plate

Answer 7

Mixing a small amount of chemicals together

Question 8

Test Tube Clamps

Answer 8

Heating contents in a test tube

Question 9

Test Tube Rack

Answer 9

Holding many test tubes filled with chemicals

Question 10

Wire Brush

Answer 10

Used to clean the inside of test tubes or graduated cylinders

Question 11

Watch glass

Answer 11

Keeping liquid contents in a beaker from splattering

Question 12

Erlenmeyer Flask

Answer 12

A narrow-mouthed container used to transport, heat or store substances, often used when a stopper is required

Question 13

Bunsen Burner

Answer 13

Heating contents in the lab

Question 14

Tongs

Answer 14

Transport a hot beaker

Question 15

Goggles

Answer 15

Protects the eyes from flying objects or chemical splashes

Question 16

Mortar and Pestle

Answer 16

Used to grind chemicals to powder

Question 17

Ring Stand

Answer 17

Used to hold glassware in place during an experimental procedure

Question 18

Gas Bottle

Answer 18

Used to contain gases at above atmospheric pressure

Question 19

Utility Clamp

Answer 19

Stabilizes objects in the lab

Question 20

Pipestem Triangle

Answer 20

Supports a crucible being heated by a Bunsen burner or other heat/flame source

Question 21

Evaporating Dish

Answer 21

Used for the evaporation of liquids

Question 22

Test Tubes

Answer 22

Used to hold, mix, or heat small quantities of solid or liquid chemicals

Question 23

Crucible and Cover

Answer 23

Cup-shaped piece used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures

Question 24

Corks

Answer 24

Seals test tubes and flasks

Question 25

Triple Beam Balance

Answer 25

A device used to measure mass

Question 26

Lab Burner

Answer 26

Modified Bunsen burner

Question 27

Dropper

Answer 27

Device used to measured and dispense small quantities of liquids

Question 28

Forceps

Answer 28

Tweezers that transfer and handle small objects

Question 29

File

Answer 29

Smoothes and forms objects

Question 30

Pipet

Answer 30

A glass tube used to measure or transfer precise amounts of liquid in mL

Question 31

Thermometer

Answer 31

Used to measure the boiling point and freezing point

Question 32

Wash Bottle

Answer 32

A squeeze bottle with a nozzle used to rinse glassware

Question 33

Micropipets

Answer 33

Measures less than 1 mL of liquid

Question 34

Spatula

Answer 34

Utensil that helps with mixing, scraping, and and trasnferring

Question 35

Scoopula

Answer 35

Used to transfer solids

Question 36

Iron Ring

Answer 36

To support flasks or funnels upright in a stand