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Common Laboratory Equipment
Common Laboratory Equipment
ELECTRONIC
Used for quick, accurate massing
BALANCE
Container; common sizes are 125 ml, 250 ml,
ERLENMEYER 500 ml; may be heated; it has a thin neck and a
FLASK wide base; used to hold liquids when carrying
out reactions and preparing solutions
HEAT
Used to handle hot glassware or other hot lab
RESISTANT
equipment
GLOVES
Heavy porcelain dish with grinder; used to
MORTAR &
grind chemicals to a powder
PESTLE
PIPESTEM
TRIANGLE Triangular wire frame with clay material
(CLAY coverings; used to support a crucible
TRIANGLE)
RING STAND
Metal rod that is upright and sits on a heavy
(SUPPORT
base; used as a support and has many uses
STAND)