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Common Laboratory Apparatus and Uses

Common laboratory equipment and their uses can be categorized into those for measurement, heating, dispersing chemicals, and general purpose tools. Measurement equipment includes items for weighing, volumetric measurement, and pH testing like balances, graduated cylinders, pipettes, and pH meters. Heating devices comprise ovens, hot plates, Bunsen burners, and apparatus for supporting items being heated. Dispersing chemicals requires forceps, funnels, mortar/pestles, and stirring rods. General laboratory tools are test tubes, clamps, racks, wash bottles, and watch glasses.

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Common Laboratory Apparatus and Uses

Common laboratory equipment and their uses can be categorized into those for measurement, heating, dispersing chemicals, and general purpose tools. Measurement equipment includes items for weighing, volumetric measurement, and pH testing like balances, graduated cylinders, pipettes, and pH meters. Heating devices comprise ovens, hot plates, Bunsen burners, and apparatus for supporting items being heated. Dispersing chemicals requires forceps, funnels, mortar/pestles, and stirring rods. General laboratory tools are test tubes, clamps, racks, wash bottles, and watch glasses.

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COMMON LABORATORY APPARATUS, EQUIPMENTS AND THEIR USES

NAME OF THE EQUIPMENT USE ILLUSTRATION


pH Measurements
Used to test whether the
solution is acidic or basic
1. Litmus Paper

Pieces of paper that change


color depending on the pH
level of the liquid

2. pH Strips

Measures the hydrogen-ion


activity in water-based
solutions
3. pH Meter

Weight Measurements
Extreme sensitivity is
needed for the
weighing of items
1. Analytical Balance

Can measure objects that


weigh around 150-5000 g
2. Top – loading Balance

Has three decades of weights


that side along individually
calibrated scales
3. Triple-Beam Balance
Volume Measurements
Cylindrical glass used for
holding liquids
1. Beaker

A cone-shaped container with


a neck.
Used for heating
2. Erlenmeyer Flask

Characterized by having a
bulb and a long neck.
Used to measure very
precisely one specific volume
3. Volumetric Flask of liquid

Used for calibrating beakers


or measuring a liquid’s
volume

4. Graduated Cylinder

Used to measure volume of


liquids

5. Burette

Used to transport a given


volume of a liquid
6. Dropper Pipette
Used to measure or transfer
7. Micro Pipette small volumes of liquids

Designed to deliver small


8. Mohr Pipette portions of a liquid or a
solution
Has single graduation that
allows to deliver 1 specific
volume
9. Volumetric Pipette

Frequently used to transfer


ml to volumes of liquids

10. Serological Pipette

Heating Devices
Used to remove water or
other solvents from chemical
samples and to dry lab
1. Ovens
glassware

Used for heating solutions to


100C or above

2. Hot plates

Used to generate mixture of


gas and air

3. Bunsen Burner
Used to light Bunsen burner

4. Striker

Apparatus Used for Heating


Supports crucible

1. Clay triangle

For holding chemicals during


heating to very high temps
2. Crucible

3. Crucible tongs Used to hole crucibles

4. Evaporating dish Used to heat liquids for


evaporation

To hold glassware
5. Ring clamp

Used to hold or clamp lab


glassware and other
6. Ring stand equipment in place

Used to support a container


on a ring stand while it is
7. Wire gauze being heated
Used to support glassware

8. Tripod stand

Apparatus Used for Dispersing Chemicals


Used to pick up or hold small
things
1. Forceps

For filtration
For transferring liquids or
2. Funnel fine-grained materials

Used to crush or grind


3. Mortar and pestle materials

Used for stirring and mixing

4. Stirring rod

Apparatus for general purpose


Used to hold and mix liquids
1. Test tube

Used to hold test tubes

2. Test tube clamp

Used to hold several test


tubes one time
3. Test tube rack

Used to measure
4. thermometer
temperatures in Celsius
To rinse pcs of glassware and
to add small quantities and
water
5. Wash bottle

Use to hold solids while being


weighed
6. Watch glass To cover beaker

-LM

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