Apparatus

• Common laboratory apparatus


  • Filter Funnel
  • Test tube
  • Conical flask
  • Beaker
  • Boiling tube
  • Evaporating dish
  • Wire Gauze
  • Measuring Cylinder
  • Glass rod
  • Tripod stand
  • Dropper
  • Test tube holder
• Filter Funnel


  • For transferring liquids into containers with a small opening
  • For separating solids from liquids by using filter paper
• Test tube


  • For containing small amounts of chemicals
  • For mixing or heating solutions or liquids
• Conical flask


  • For containing and mixing chemicals and liquids to produce gas when heating is not required
• Beaker


  • For containing chemicals
  • For collecting and holding liquids
• Boiling tube


  • To boil liquids during experiments
• Evaporating dish


  • To evaporate the liquid in a solution over a Bunsen burner
• Wire Gauze


  • To spread the heat of a flame
  • To support beakers being heated by a Bunsen burner
• Measuring Cylinder


  • To measure volumes of liquids
• Glass rod


  • To stir chemicals in the laboratory
• Tripod stand


  • For supporting apparatus during heating
• Dropper


  • To add a small volume of liquid, drop by drop
• Test tube holder


  • To hold test tubes