Laboratory Equipment

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Beaker

Question 2

Used to move beakers containing hot liquids

Answer 2

Beaker tongs

Question 3

Hold solids or liquids that may release gases during a reaction or that are likely to splatter if stirred or heated

Answer 3

Erlenmeyer flask

Question 4

Used for the mixing of chemicals. Has narrow neck that prevents splash exposure

Answer 4

Florence flask

Question 5

Used to measure volumes of liquids

Answer 5

Graduated cylinder

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Test tube holder

Question 7

Used to clean test tubes and graduated cylinders

Answer 7

Test tube brushes

Question 8

Holds and organizes test tubes on the laboratory counter

Answer 8

Test tube racks

Question 9

Used to close containers to avoid spillage or contamination

Answer 9

Rubber stoppers

Question 10

Used when we want to perform many small scale reactions at one time

Answer 10

Spot plates

Question 11

Used to manually stir solutions; used to transfer a single drop of a solution

Answer 11

Glass stir rod

Question 12

Used to pick up small objects

Answer 12

Forceps

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Funnel

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Watch glass

Question 15

Has a spout that delivers a wash solution to a specific area

Answer 15

Wash bottle

Question 16

Used to weigh solids that will be transferred to another vessel

Answer 16

Weighing boat

Question 17

Used for the heating of nonvolatile liquids and solids

Answer 17

Bunsen burner

Question 18

Used to light Bunsen burners

Answer 18

Strikers

Question 19

Used for the heating of stable solid compounds and elements

Answer 19

Evaporating dish

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Crucible

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Clay triangle

Question 22

For handling hot crucibles; used to pick up other hot objects except beakers

Answer 22

Crucible tongs

Question 23

Safe and convenient way to perform reactions that require heating using a Bunsen burner

Answer 23

Ringstand

Question 24

Used to secure test tubes, distillation columns, and burets to the ringstand

Answer 24

Utility clamps

Question 25

Connect to a ringstand and provide a stable, elevated platform for the reaction

Answer 25

Iron ring

Question 26

Sits on the iron ring to provide a place to stand a beaker

Answer 26

Wire gauze

Question 27

Used for burets during titration

Answer 27

Double buret clamps

Question 28

Used primarily to cut glass rod

Answer 28

Triangular file

Question 29

Used to identify acids and bases

Answer 29

Litmus paper

Question 30

Used when large volumes of gases are produced

Answer 30

Gas collecting bottle

Question 31

Used to transfer a small volume of liquid (less than 1 ml)

Answer 31

Medicine dropper

Question 32

Measures and delivers exact volumes of liquids

Answer 32

Mohr pipet

Question 33

Provide a surface for semi-micro scale experiments, such as drop reactions and testing of acids and bases

Answer 33

Glass plates

Question 34

Used to dispense solid chemicals from their containers

Answer 34

Spatula