Laboratory Tools and Equipment

Question 1

Used to hold and heat liquids. Multipurpose and essential in the laboratory.

Answer 1

Beaker

Question 2

Used to easily clean the insides of a test tube and other glasswares

Answer 2

Brushes

Question 3

Used with a vacuum flask for performing vacuum filtrations

Answer 3

Buchner Funnel

Question 4

Used for heating and exposing items to flame

Answer 4

Bunser Burner

Question 5

Used in titrations for accurately measuring how liquid has been delivered

Answer 5

Burette

Question 6

Used to hold burettes on a ring stand

Answer 6

Burette Clamp

Question 7

Used to hold crucibles when they are being heated. They usually in a ring stand

Answer 7

Clay Triangle

Question 8

Used to heat small quantities to very high temperatures

Answer 8

Crucible with lid

Question 9

Used for weighing substances and objects, usually in grams

Answer 9

Electronic Balance

Question 10

Used to heat, mix, and store liquids.

Answer 10

Erlenmeyer Flask

Question 11

The advantage of this is that the bottom is wider than the top which makes it heat quicker because of the greater area surface exposed to the heat/flame

Answer 11

Erlenmeyer Flask

Question 12

Used to recover dissolved solids by evaporation

Answer 12

Evaporating Dish

Question 13

Used for liquid substances that need to be heated evenly

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Florence Flask

Question 14

The bulbed bottom allows the heat to distribute through the liquid more evenly

Answer 14

Florence Flask

Question 15

It is mostly used in distillation experiments

Answer 15

Florence Flask

Question 16

Used for moving and picking up small items/objects

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Forceps

Question 17

Used to pour liquids to another container so that it will not be lost or spilled

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Glass Funnel

Question 18

This can be also used with a folder filter paper for filtrations

Answer 18

Glass Funnel

Question 19

Used to measure volumes of liquids

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Graduated Cylinder

Question 20

Used for heating substances in beakers and flasks

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Hot Plate

Question 21

Used for accurately measuring and delivering volumes of liquids/substances - usually in 1 mL or less

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Micropipette

Question 22

Used to crush solids into powder for experiments, usually to easily dissolve the solid

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Mortar and Pestle

Question 23

Attached to the ring stand with wire gauze, used to hold beakers and flasks when they are being heated by a gas burner

Answer 23

Ring Clamp

Question 24

Used to hold items being heated

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Ring Stand

Question 25

Clamps and rings can be used so that items may be placed above the laboratory table while being heated by a bunsen burner, or other items

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Ring Stand

Question 26

This comes in different sizes. It comes from sizes 0 to 8.

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Rubber Stopper

Question 27

This has holes in it for thermometer and other probes that may be used

Answer 27

Rubber Stopper

Question 28

Used to seal bottle tubes and other containers

Answer 28

Rubber Stopper

Question 29

Used for scooping out small or large amounts of chemicals inside bottles, etc.

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Scoopula

Question 30

Used for seperating layers of immiscible liquid and for dropping liquids

Answer 30

Seperatory Funnel

Question 31

Used for moving small amounts of solid from place to place

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Spatula

Question 32

Used for storing, mixing, and heating small amounts of chemicals

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Test Tubes

Question 32

Used to hold test tubes while being heated

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Test tube holder

Question 33

Used to hold test tubes whenever reactions happen in them or when they are not needed

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Test tube rack

Question 34

Used to take temperatures of solids, liquids, and gases

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Thermometer

Question 35

Used to attach test tubes and other glassware to the ring stand

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Utility Clamp

Question 36

Used with a vacuum line and buchner funnel for vacuum filtrations

Answer 36

Vacuum Filter Flask

Question 37

Used to measure one specific volume for accurate solutions

Answer 37

Volumetric Flask

Question 38

Used to wash and rinse containers

Answer 38

Wash Bottle

Question 39

Used to hold solids when they are being weighed or transported

Answer 39

Watch Glass

Question 40

It should never be heated

Answer 40

Watch Glass

Question 41

This can also be the cover of beakers and other containers

Answer 41

Watch Glass

Question 42

Used for weighing solids on a balance

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Weigh Boat

Question 43

For obtaining broad, fishtail flame that heats large area and smoothly bends glass

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Wing Top

Question 44

Attached to the ring clamp that is used to support glasswares over a bunsen burner

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Wire Gauze

Question 45

Spread flame out for more even heating

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Wire Gauze

Question 46

Used to stir liquids

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Glass Stir Rod/Stirring Rod

Question 47

They are usually made out of glass

Answer 47

Glass Stir Rod/Stirring Rod