Lab Equipment

1. Beaker Tongs

• Used to grasp beakers

2. Glass Plate

• Used to view a specimen under the microscope

3. Forceps / Tweezers

• Used to grasp or hold small items

4. Test Tube Rack

• Used to hold test tubes and carry them from one place to another

5. Crucible and Cover

• Used for heating substances to high temperatures

6. Beaker

• Used for mixing and/or heating substances

• Used for approximate measurement of substances

7. Retort Stand

• Used to raise glassware off benches for heating, etc.

8. Dropper

• Used for dispensing drops of liquid

9. Flask Tongs

• Used to grasp or hold flasks

10. Erlenmeyer Flask

• Used to hold, heat or measure (approximate) liquids

• Conical shape allows it to be used with a stopper

11. Rubber Stopper

• Used to seal liquids in a container such as a test tube or Erlenmeyer flask

12. Ring Clamp / Iron Ring

• Used to support equipment on a retort stand

13. Wire Gauze

• Rests on the iron ring to hold glassware above a Bunsen burner

14. Watch Glass

• Used for small solid samples

15. Stirring Rod

• Used to mix substances

16. Test Tube

• Used to heat and mix small samples easily

17. Test Tube Holder

• Used to grasp or hold test tubes

18. Test Tube Brush

• Used to clean glassware

19. Gas Bottle

• Any bottle used to collect gas

20. Clay Triangle

• Used with an iron ring to hold a crucible while heating

21. Crucible Tongs

• Used to grasp or hold a crucible

22. Test Tube Clamp

• Used to hold test tubes off the bench for heating

23. Funnel

• Used when pouring liquids in small openings

24. Thistle Tube

• Used to introduce liquids into a flask

25. Deflagrating Spoon

• Used to heat a small amount of a substance to remove moisture

26. Bunsen Burner

• Used to heat liquids or powders

27. Graduated Cylinder

• Used to make precise volume measurements

28. Florence Flask

• Designed for uniform heating and easy swirling

• Flat bottom with round neck

29. Evaporating Dish

• Used to heat and evaporate liquids

30. Mortar and Pestle

• Used for crushing or grinding solids

31. Flint Lighter

• Used to light a Bunsen burner

32. Scoopula

• Used to obtain small samples of solids or powders