Common lab equipment, safety symbols, and safety procedures for intro chemistry classes.
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- What is a beaker?
- A wide-mouthed glass container used for mixing, heating, and measuring liquids
- What is a graduated cylinder?
- A tall narrow glass cylinder marked with measurements for precise liquid volume measurement
- What is an Erlenmeyer flask?
- A conical-shaped flask with a narrow neck, used for mixing and heating solutions
- What is a test tube?
- A small glass tube closed at one end, used for holding and heating small amounts of chemicals
- What is a petri dish?
- A shallow round glass or plastic dish used for growing cultures or conducting small reactions
- What is a mortar and pestle?
- A bowl (mortar) and club-shaped tool (pestle) used to grind solids into powder
- What is a stirring rod?
- A long thin glass rod used to mix solutions and guide liquid when pouring
- What is a funnel?
- A cone-shaped tool with a narrow tube used to pour liquids into containers with small openings
- What is an evaporating dish?
- A shallow ceramic or glass dish used to heat and evaporate liquids leaving behind solids
- What is a watch glass?
- A small glass disk used to cover beakers or hold small amounts of liquids during evaporation
- What is a buret?
- A long graduated tube with a valve at the bottom used to measure and dispense precise liquid volumes
- What is a dropper?
- A tool with a bulb that draws up and releases small precise amounts of liquid
- What is a crucible?
- A small ceramic container that can withstand very high temperatures, used for heating substances
- What is a Bunsen burner?
- A gas burner that produces an open flame used for heating materials in the lab
- What is a clay triangle?
- A triangular wire frame with clay beads that holds a crucible above a flame