[BioChem] Common Lab Apparatus

• Used to hold, mix, and heat liquids

  Beaker
• Used for stirring and mixing

  Stirring Rods
• Used to hold and mix liquids. 

  Test Tubes
• Used to hold a test tube, particularly when hot

  Test Tube Clamp
• Used to hold several test tubes at one time

  Test Tube Rack
• Used to measure a precise volume of a liquid

  Graduated Cylinder
• Used to hold and mix chemicals. The small neck is to facilitate mixing without spilling.

  Erlenmeyer Flask
• Used to transfer liquids or fine-grained materials into containers with small openings. 

  Also used for filtration

  Funnel
• Used for measuring mass

  Balance
• Used to hold or clamp laboratory glassware and other equipment in place, so it does not fall down or come apart. 

  Ring Stand
• Used with a ring stand to hold glassware, such as a beaker or a funnel

  Ring Clamp
• Used to heat liquids for evaporation

  Evaporating Dish
• Used to hold solids while they are being weighted or to cover a beaker

  Water Glass
• Frequently used as a heat source in the absence of flammable materials

  Bunsen Burner
• Used to crush and grind materials

  Mortar and Pestle
• Used to support a container, such as a beaker, and ceramic, fiberglass

  Wire Gauze
• Used to measure small amount of liquid very accurately

  Pipette
• Used to draw liquids into a pipe

  Pipette Bulbs
• Used to see too small objects

  Microscope
• Used to measure the temperature of the experiment 

  Thermometer