LABORATORY and SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

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

Lab Aprons Protects clothes from chemicals

Eye Wash Used if hazardous chemicals get into eye Rinse eyes for 15-20 min. if exposed to chemicals

Fire Blanket Wrap around a person whose clothes or hair have caught on fire Then they should drop and roll

Shower over a large part of the body Used if a chemical is spilled Ex. All over clothes or legs over a large part of the body

Beaker precise May be heated Used to hold or mix chemicals Can be used to measure if it doesn’t need to be precise

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

Erlenmeyer Flask May be heated Used for mixing chemicals

Graduated Cylinder Measures volumes of liquids Measure to bottom of meniscus

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

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

Test Tube Holder DUHHHHH It holds a test tube

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

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

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

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

Watch Glass beaker cover Used as a Can be used to place small amounts of chemicals on (looks like a contact lens)

Evaporating Dish Holds small volumes of liquids being evaporated.

Plastic Wash Bottle Dispenses water for rinsing equipment

Crucible and Lid high temperatures Holds small amounts of chemicals for heating at high temperatures

Clay Triangle crucible Supports a in a ring stand apparatus.

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

Forceps Used to pick up items. small

Bunsen Burner Controls release of natural gas for burning. Tubing connects to gas source.

Striker Used to ignite the burner

Electronic Balance Measures mass in grams

Triple Beam Balance Measures mass in grams

Weigh Boat Used for weighing samples

Rubber Stopper Covers test tube for mixing

Scoopula transfer solids Used to from one container to another

Test Tube Brush Cleans out a test tube

Thermometer Takes temperature (in ) Celsius

Pipette Used for transferring very small volumes of liquids

Burette (buret) Used to dispense exact amounts of liquid Has a stopcock on the end to control liquid being dispensed

Burette clamp One side clamps to ring stand One side attaches to burette