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LAB EQUIPM
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Label each piece of equipment with its name and write the description under the tab. This is Entry #8 in your notebook.
UTILITY CLAMP AND RING CLAMP Used to grasp or support various types of glassware over a burner, or on a ring stand.
TEST TUBE
Used for holding small amounts of a substance while mixing, heating, cooling, etc.
Can be corked or stoppered and used for storage.
ERLENMEYER FLASK
Used for mixing, heating, cooling substances.
Flat bottom and narrow mouth (can be stoppered) make it ideal for storing substances.
BUNSEN BURNER
Attached to a gas outlet, and used to create a small, intense flame.
Used to heat substances and to do flame tests.
SAFETY GOGGLES
There are various types of safety eye wear.
These protect against chemical splashes and flying debris.
RING STAND
Used with various types of clamps to support things like funnels, burets, flasks, and beakers.
WIRE MESH SQUARE
Placed on a ring stand. The circle in the middle is heat resistant.
Glassware is placed on top of the square, over a burner.
It protects and supports the glassware.
TEST TUBE CLAMP
Works like a clothespin to grasp and hold a test tube.
Used to hold a test tube over a flame.
TEST TUBE BRUSH
Used to clean test tubes and small graduated cylinders.
Large ones can be used to clean beakers, flasks, and large graduated cylinders.
WASH BOTTLE
Think about a capri sun package – if you squeeze it, juice shoots out of the straw.
This bottle contains distilled water, and is used to rinse other substances off of an object.
SPATULA
Used to pick up and move small amounts of a powder.
Can be used to stir a mixture and to scrape the sides of a container.
PIPET
Attached to a bulb or syringe, and used to draw up a small measured amount of a liquid – like a syringe.
PLASTIC MICROPIPET
A small, plastic disposable dropper.
Some have markings that can be used to roughly measure small liquid amounts.
TEST TUBE RACK
Wooden, plastic, or metal frame that is designed to hold multiple test tubes. Can be used to store them, dry them, and hold them while they are in use.