COMMON LABORATORY APPARATUS AND LAB EQUIPMENTS

• BEAKERS


  • are useful as a reaction container to hold liquid or solid samples
  • they are also used to catch liquids from titrations and filtrates
• BUNSEN BURNER


  are source of heat
• BURETS


  are addition of a precise volume of liquid
• CLAY TRIANGLES


  • are placed on a ring attached to a ring stand as a support for funnel, crucible, and evaporating dish
• DROPPERS


  • are for addition of liquids by drop by drop
• ERLENMEYER FLASK


  • are useful to contain reactions or to hold liquid samples
  • they are also useful to catch filtrates
• GLASS FUNNEL


  • are for funneling liquids from one container to another or for filtering when equipped with filter paper
• GRADUATED CYLINDER


  • are for measurement of an amount of liquid
• HOT PLATES


  • can also be used as a source of heat when open flame is not desirable
• PIPETS


  are used to dispense small amount/quantities of liquid
• RING STAND WITH RINGS


  are for holding pieces of glassware in place
• TEST TUBES


  are for holding small samples or for containing
• TEST TUBE HOLDERS


  are for holding test tubes when tubes should not be touched
• TONGS


  are similar in function to forceps but are useful for larger items
• VOLUMETRIC FLASKS


  are used to measure precise volume or to make precise dilutions
• WASH BOTTLES


  are used for dispensing small quantities of distilled water
• WATCH GLASSES


  are for holding small samples or for covering beakers or evaporating dishes
• WIRE GAUZE


  on a ring supports beakers to be heated bunsen burner
• BALANCES


  are used to determine the mass of a reagent or object
• SPECTROPHOTOMETERS


  are used to measure the absorbance or transmittance of a liquid sample
• FUME HOODS


  are used to ventilate noxious or harmful gasses