LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

ALCOHOL LAMP

Used as a source of heat and light.

PLATFORM BALANCE

Used for weighing materials accurately in various containers or vessels.

BEAKER

A deep, wide mouthed, thin walled, cylindrical vessel with a pouring lip used for measuring large quantity of liquid; also as a container of boiling liquid mixture

BUNSEN BURNER

Source of heat when non-luminous flame is  needed for experiment work.

BURETTE

A graduated glass tube with a narrow outlet, used for delivering a measured volume of liquid or measuring the quantity of a gas or liquid collected or discharged.

CRUCIBLE AND COVER

A vessel for heating or melting substances requiring extreme heat and temperature.

CRUCIBLE TONGS

Used in holding hot materials or apparatus

LIQUID DROPPER

A tube for measuring or administering liquids by drops.

ERLENMEYER FLASK

Used for measuring large quantity of liquid; used as a receiver in titration and distillation; used also as a container for liquid samples.

EVAPORATING DISH

A porcelain dish in which a solution may be evaporated to leave the dissolved substance as residue.

FLORENCE FLASK

Used as a container for boiling liquid solution; used for measuring large quantity of liquid.

FILTER FUNNEL

A cone-shaped vessel ending in a tube at the base, used for pouring liquids or powders through a small opening and to hold the filter paper in filtration.

GRADUATED CYLINDER

Used for measuring volume of liquid.

IRON CLAMP

Used to hold the distilling flask or test tube in distillation.

IRON STAND

Used to support the setup of distillation, or oil extraction process.

IRON RING

Used to hold the wire gauze and container with liquid to be heated specially in the distillation process.

MORTAR AND PESTLE

Used for pounding and grinding solid substances into powder form.

PIPETTE

Used for measuring small volume of liquid direct from the reagent bottle.

REAGENT BOTTLE

A vessel used to  contain chemicals; used to bring about a chemical reaction in another substance.

SPATULA

An instrument with a broad, flexible, usually dull-edged blade, used for mixing, scooping or spreading soft substances and liquids.

STIRRING ROD

A slender glass shaft used for stirring and as a guide in directing the flow of liquids for pouring.

TEST TUBE BRUSH

Used for cleaning test tube.

TEST TUBE HOLDER

A metal wire device used to hold test tube.

TEST TUBE RACK

Used for supporting the test tubes when not in use or while waiting for the reaction of reagents to take place.

TEST TUBE

Glass tubes, closed at one end used in making chemical tests; used for heating small amount of solution in experiments.

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THERMOMETER

Used for measuring temperature.

TRIPOD

A stand with three legs used for supporting the wire gauze and container with liquid to be heated.

VIAL

Used as a container in storing small amount of solution or reagents.

VOLUMETRIC FLASK

Used for measuring large quantity of volatile liquid; used for storing volatile liquid.

WASH BOTTLE

Used for washing the inner sides of the apparatus like tube or flask where the chemicals that undergo reaction are placed.

WATCH GLASS

A crystal used for observing small amount of sample reaction; as a cover of the beaker in boiling water or solution and as a container for litmus paper.

WIRE GAUZE

Fine wire, woven to make an open gauzy material for strainers; used to regulate the heat of the flame when used in heating.