AnaChem Lab, L1

• Analytical balance:

  • Used for accurate measurement of mass
• Aluminum water bath:

  • Best for steaming flasks, bottles, tubes
  • Concentric rings allow for adjusting the hole for the apparatus or container to fit
• Automatic pipettor:

  • Used for accurate transfer of small quantities of liquids/samples
• Beral pipettes:

  • Used to transfer non-quantitative solutions from one container to another
• Burets with Teflon stopcock:

  • Used in analytical chemistry for accurate dispensing of variable volumes and measuring liquid volume
• Centrifuge tubes:

  • Used in centrifuge machines to spin samples and separate substances
• Bunsen burner:

  • Used for heating solutions on a flask, produces a single constant flame
• Centrifuge machine:

  • Used to separate substances in a centrifuge tube based on their densities
  • Capable of whirling substances at high speed to successfully separate them
• Electric oven:

  • Used for heating, drying, and disinfection of hazards, medical reagents, and dissecting equipment
• Electric water bath:

  • Used to incubate samples in water kept at a fixed temperature
• Evaporating dish:

  • Utilized for evaporating liquid inside the container to produce solid precipitate
• Filtration set up:

  • Used to remove impurities from a liquid solution by filtering and separating substances
• Fume hood:

  • Equipment used to remove toxic fumes, vapors, and dust to avoid chemical spillage and accidents in the lab
• Funnels:

  • Used to separate solid molecules from solutions and for filtration
• Furnace:

  • Equipment for radiant heat transfer to heat up objects inside its chamber
• Gas generating apparatus:

  • Used to obtain gases for lab use at room temperature
• Hot plates:

  • Used to heat samples safely without generating flames
• Pasteur pipette:

  • Used to transfer small quantities of liquids without graduation for a specific volume
• Rotary evaporator:

  • Used to extract volatile aroma and flavor molecules from mixtures at low temperatures
• Rubber pipettor:

  • Used to control the transport of liquid substances and regulate liquid drops
• Safety equipment:

  • Protective barrier for laboratory procedures to prevent exposure to health risks
• Soxhlet extractor:

  • Allows continuous treatment of a sample with a solvent over time to extract compounds like fats
• Spatula:

  • Used to move solids, measure, and scrape solid samples
• TC pipettes:

  • Used to contain liquids and have a bulb
• TD pipettes:

  • Used to deliver specific quantities of liquids and have no bulb
• Test tube holder:

  • Used to hold test tubes
• Thin layer chromatography:

  • Used to analyze components of mixtures and assess the identities and purity of compounds
• Top loading balance:

  • Used to measure the mass of small objects with precision (0.01 grams)
• Triple beam balance:

  • Used to measure mass accurately
• Tripods:

  • Support flasks when being heated and act with wire gauze
• Wash bottles:

  • Used to rinse flasks
• Wire gauze:

  • Provides a flat base for flasks and beakers
• Graduated cylinder:

  • Clear with lower meniscus, colored with higher meniscus