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Laboratory and Safety Equipment and Their Functions

This document provides descriptions of common laboratory equipment and their functions, including goggles for eye protection, showers for chemical spills, beakers and Erlenmeyer flasks for holding or mixing chemicals, graduated cylinders for measuring liquid volumes, Bunsen burners for heating, balances for measuring mass, and tools like mortar and pestles, test tubes, and pipettes. Safety equipment like goggles and showers help protect from hazards, while other tools aid specific tasks like containment, mixing, heating, and measurement.

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Laboratory and Safety Equipment and Their Functions

This document provides descriptions of common laboratory equipment and their functions, including goggles for eye protection, showers for chemical spills, beakers and Erlenmeyer flasks for holding or mixing chemicals, graduated cylinders for measuring liquid volumes, Bunsen burners for heating, balances for measuring mass, and tools like mortar and pestles, test tubes, and pipettes. Safety equipment like goggles and showers help protect from hazards, while other tools aid specific tasks like containment, mixing, heating, and measurement.

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LABORATORY and SAFETY

EQUIPMENT AND THEIR


FUNCTIONS
Objectives:
• Identify the different laboratory tools
• Distinguish the use and function of each
laboratory tools.
Goggles
• Most important
piece of lab
equipment
• Protects eyes from
broken glass,
chemicals, and
flames.
Shower

• If a chemical is
spilled over a large
part of the body (all
over clothes or legs)
Beaker

• May be heated
• Used to hold or
mix chemicals
Stirring Rod

• Glass rod used


for stirring
• BE CAREFUL!
They break
easily
Mortar and pestle

• Tool used to crush,


grind and mix solid
substances
Erlenmeyer Flask
• May be heated
• Used for mixing
chemicals by
swirling
Graduated Cylinder

• Measures
volumes of
liquids
Test Tube
• May be heated
• Holding small
amounts of
chemicals
• For small
reactions
Wire Gauze
• Spreads out the
heat produced by
a Bunsen burner
• Can place a beaker
on top
Test Tube Holder
• It holds a test tube
Test Tube Rack
• Holds test tubes in
a vertical position.
• Allows for clear
sight.
• Drying rack
Ring Stand
• Multi-purpose,
mostly used as a
support to heat
chemicals and hold
buretts.
Glass Funnel
• Holds filter paper for
filtering solutions.
• Transferring liquids
to smaller narrow
necked containers.
Ring Clamp
• One side clamps to
ring stand. Place
wire gauze on ring
and it will hold
beakers and flasks
for heating. Can
hold small beakers
or funnels.
Watch Glass
• Used as a beaker
cover
• Can be used to place
small amounts of
chemicals on
(looks like a contact
lens)
Evaporating Dish
• Holds small
volumes of liquids
being evaporated.
Crucible Tongs
• Pick up and hold
small hot items
like a crucible.
Forceps

• Used to pick up
small items.
Bunsen
• Burner
• Controls release of
natural gas for
burning.
• Tubing connects to
gas source.
• Striker with flint is
used to ignite the
burner (or matches).
Electronic Balance/
platform balance

• Measures mass
in grams
Rubber Stopper

• Covers test tube for


mixing
Scoopula

• Used to transfer
solids from one
container to another
Test Tube Brush

• Cleans out a test


tube
Thermometer

• Used to measure the


temperature (in
Celsius)
Pipette

• Used for measuring


very small volumes
of liquids

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