lab equipments

• BEAKER


  A simple container for stirring, mixing, & heating liquids
• BEAKER


  • Generally cylindrical in shape
  • Used for stirring, mixing, and heating liquids
• TEST TUBE


  No measurement, known as culture/sample tube
• FLORENCE FLASK


  • Round body
  • Long neck
  • No measurement
  • Either flat or round bottom
  • Used for stirring and heating
• ERLENMEYER FLASK


  Used to reduce evaporation, has a narrow neck, conical flask, widely used type flask
• GRADUATED CYLINDER


  Accurately measures the volume of a liquid
• WATCH GLASS


  • Used to hold small amounts of solid
  • Can also be used to cover the beaker
• Evaporating dish


  A laboratory device for evaporation of solids and supernatants
• CRUCIBLE


  A ceramic container capable of withstanding extreme temperatures
• Reagent bottles


  Containers made of glass, plastic bottles, or related substances topped by special caps
• Bunsen burner


  A device for combining a flammable gas with controlled air to heat substances, combust, and sterilize objects
• Iron clamp


  • Used to hold things and a piece of laboratory equipment
• Iron Stand


  • A metal rod attached to a metal base
• Iron Ring


  • Holds glassware such as funnels
• Test tube holder


  • Used to hold test tubes
  • Can also hold pipettes and stirring rods
• Test tube brush

  Made with nylon bristles attached to a twisted wire shaft used to clean the bottom of test tubes
• Wire gauze


  • Placed under the container holding the liquid during an experiment
• Tripod


  A three-legged equipment generally used as a platform
• Spatula


  Used to take and handle small quantities of solid chemicals
• Stirring rod


  Used to mix chemicals and liquids for laboratory purposes
• Mortar & Pestle


  Used to crush, grind, and mix solid substances
• Medicine dropper


  Used to measure small amounts of liquids, usually in milligrams
• Test tube racks


  • A convenient and necessary piece of equipment for storage
• Laboratory thermometer


  Measures temperature
• Microscope


  Used to see objects that cannot be seen by the naked eye
• Pipette


  Used to transport a measured volume of liquid
• Microscope is an instrument used to magnify objects.