CHEM 23.1: Lab Equipments
bunsen burner
to heat, combust, and sterilize objects
Ring Stand
to support other pieces of equipment and glassware
Clay Triangle
to support a porcelain crucible being heated (in a Bunsen burner)
Utility Clamp
to hold round glassware
Evaporating Dish
to separate liquids and solids (through evaporation)
Iron Ring
to support flasks or funnels upright in a ring stand
Mortar and pestle
to grind up solid chemicals into fine powder (or crush solids
into smaller pieces)
Test tubes
to hold, mix, and heat chemicals
Beaker
to measure, to heat, and hold liquids
Crucible with Cover
to contain chemical compounds when subject to extremely high temp
Erlenmeyer Flask
mixing and storing chemicals and solutions
Watch Glass
for evaporation, weighing solids and lid for flasks and beakers
Corks
to stop test tubes and flasks
Safety Goggles
provide protection from impact
Wire mesh gauze
provide stable heat resistance for containers, prevents direct contact of heat from the container
Reagent Bottle
to store chemicals in powder or liquid form
Burette
a tool for measuring liquids and gases
Pipette
measure out or transfer small quantities of liquid
Thermometer
to measure temperature
Graduated cylinder
measure volume of liquids
Wash bottle
to rinse pieces of lab glassware, and clean/add for titration
Tongs
grasp & lift vessels of heat resistant material used in high temperature chemical reactions
Standard pasteur pipette
to dispense small amounts of liquid
Narrow stem pasteur pipette
to dispense even smaller amounts of liquid med
Rubber stoppers
to seal containers, prevent escape of gas or liquid
Test tube holder
to hold test tube
Dropper
to dispense small amount of liquid but in medicine dropper form
Forceps
hold and transfer small object
Triangular file
score glass tubing before cutting
Wire Brush
for cleaning glassware
Test tube rack
to hold multiple test tubes at once
Funnel
filtering or filling liquids or powders
Spatula
for mixing
Scoopula
to transfer solids
24-well plate
support cell attachment, growth and assays