LABORATORY and SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Goggles

LABORATORY and SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

Goggles Most important piece of lab equipment n Protects eyes from broken glass, chemicals, and flames. n

Lab Aprons n Protects clothes from chemicals

Eye Wash n Rinse eyes for 1520 min. if exposed to chemicals

Fire Blanket n Wrap around a person whose clothes or hair have caught on fire (then they should drop and roll)

Beaker May be heated n Used to hold or mix chemicals n

Stirring Rod n Glass rod used for stirring n BE CAREFUL! They break easily

Erlenmeyer Flask May be heated n Used for mixing chemicals n

Florence Flask n Glassware used to heat and store substances.

Graduated Cylinder n Measures volumes of liquids

Test Tube n May be heated n Holding small amounts of chemicals n For small reactions

Wire Gauze Spreads out the heat produced by a Bunsen burner n Can place a beaker on top n

Test Tube Holder n DUHHHHH It holds a test tube

Test Tube Rack Holds test tubes in a vertical position. n Allows for clear sight. n Drying rack n

Ring Stand n Multi-purpose, mostly used as a support to heat chemicals and hold burets.

Ring Clamp n One side clamps to ring stand. Place wire gauze on ring and it will hold beakers and flasks for heating. Can hold small beakers or funnels.

Test Tube Clamp n Used to clamp onto ring stand to hold test tube.

Funnel n n Holds filter paper for filtering solutions. Transferring liquids to smaller narrow necked containers.

Crucible Tongs n Pick up and hold small hot items like a crucible.

Forceps n Used to pick up small items.

Bunsen Burner (& Striker) n n n Controls release of natural gas for burning. Tubing connects to gas source. Striker with flint is used to ignite the burner (or matches).

Electronic Balance n Measures mass in grams

Rubber Stopper n Covers test tube for mixing

Scoopula n Used to transfer solids from one container to another

Test Tube Brush n Cleans out a test tube

Thermometer n Takes temperature (in Celsius)

Pipette n Used for measuring very small volumes of liquids

Eye Dropper n Used to measure and transfer small amounts of liquids.