LAB INTRODUCTORY: ACT.

LABORATORY 4. WEAR A LABORATORY

- a room or a building where APRON or COAT to protect
experiments or research your clothing. Borrowed apron
projects are carried out. or lab gown must be used
properly. It should not be used as
* There are hazards involved in a rag to wipe spilled chemicals
laboratory work and to minimize and tabletops.
them certain safety regulations
must be obeyed. 5. TIE long hair back (men and
women).
CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
- a safe place in which to work. 6. EATING, SMOKING and
DRINKING are strictly
EXPERIMENTS IN THIS prohibited inside the laboratory.
MANUAL
- carefully selected and can be 7. PERSONAL VISITORS are not
done safely, yet, accidents are allowed inside the laboratory.
likely to occur which in some
cases injure seriously. 8. Students provide matches,
- Chemical accidents are detergents, tissue paper and
NEVER enjoyable. rags for laboratory use.

SAFETY RULES 9. BEFORE working in the

Laboratory:
- Important to do some measures
to prevent accidents.
a) READ EACH
III. LABORATORY EXPERIMENT
INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY so that you
know what you are expected
1. REMEMBER at all times that the to do. IF IN DOUBT, ASK
laboratory is a place for serious YOUR INSTRUCTOR.
work.
b) ASSEMBLE all equipment
2. Always prepare for an experiment
needed for the experiment.
by reading the direction in the
manual before you come to the
c) Use only the amount of
laboratory. Follow the directions
chemicals required. DO NOT
implicitly and intelligently.
RETURN EXCESS
REAGENTS TO THE
3. FOR YOUR PROTECTION:
REAGENT CONTAINER.
wear closed shoes, long pants,
AVOID
10. WHILE WORKING in the
Laboratory.
a) Perform only the assigned
experiments.
UNAUTHORIZED
EXPERIMENTS ARE
PROHIBITED.
b) Keep your things (light bag,
text books, etc.) other than
those needed in the activity in
designated places and not on
your working area.
c) NEVER WORK ALONE;
always have someone else
present.
d) REPORT ALL
ACCIDENTS TO YOUR
INSTRUCTOR, regardless of
how minor they may seem.
e) NEVER PICK UP hot glass.
f) ALWAYS CHECK to see
that your laboratory set-ups
are stable and securely
fastened
11. UPON FINISHING your
laboratory work:
a) DISASSEMBLE your
apparatus.
b) NEVER DISCARD matches,
paper or any insoluble and
slightly soluble solids in the
sink. Use the waste box.
c) DISPOSE OF
CHEMICALS as directed by
your instructor.
d) CLEAN all glassware.
e) CLEAN your work area.
IV. SAFETY RULES:
* PLEASE REFER TO THE
LABORATORY SAFETY POSTER
ON THE WALL OF YOUR
LABORATORY ROOM.
1. SAFETY involves everyone
working in the laboratory, including
YOU. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
for obeying the safety rules.
2. DO NOT BRING a volatile
organic liquid too close to an open
flame. It will ignite or burn.
3. DO NOT PANIC when you spill a
caustic reagent like, for example,
sodium hydroxide (NaOH), into
your skin or some chemicals into
the eye or mouth, but wash
immediately the area with a large
quantity of water from the nearest
sink.
4. In case of FIRE in a beaker, on
the bench, on your clothing, or on
another student, DON'T PANIC,
but smother the fire with fire
extinguisher, or sand, or water or do
whichever is most appropriate at
the time of the incident.
5. CLEAN UP any spilled chemicals
immediately using rags. tissue
paper or newspaper. SPILLED
MERCURY should be picked up
as completely as possible with a
small vacuum pickup as spills break
into-microscopic droplets, which
can vaporize and endanger the
atmosphere.
6. All chemicals should be
CLEARLY LABELED. DO
NOT USE materials from
unlabeled containers.
7. When carrying chemicals in
big bottles, GRASP
BOTTLES FIRMLY with
both hands and hold them close
to the body. DON'T CARRY
bottle by the neck. Use a
BOTTLE CARRIER when
transporting chemicals at any
distance.
8. When carrying long apparatus,
such as tubing or burette,
CARRY IT IN AN
UPRIGHT POSITION close
to the body.
9. When transferring liquids, DO
NOT PIPET by mouth, use
bulb.
10. When transferring hazardous
liquids, USE THE SINK.
11. Think about SAFETY in the
laboratory at all times!!!
12. ALWAYS BE PREPARED
TO HELP A FELLOW
STUDENT IN AN
EMERGENCY!
1. Unauthorized experiments are
PROHIBITED
2. Safety in the laboratory involves
EVERYONE WORKING IN THE
LAB
3. All accidents must be reported
TO YOUR
TEACHER/INSTRUCTOR
4. In the laboratory, never work
ALONE
5. Do not bring a volatile organic liquid
TOO CLOSE TO AN OPEN
6. FLAME
Unused reagents should be
DISPOSED
7. Do not use materials from
UNLABELED CONTAINERS
8. In case of fire, use
FIRE EXTINGUISHER,
SAND, WATER
9. Read each experiment carefully so
that
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
EXPECTED TO DO.
10. For your protection: wear
CLOSED SHOES, LONG PANTS,
SLEEVED TOPS
 LAB APPARATUS: ACT. 2
 BEAKER
- used to hold, heat or mix
chemicals
 DROPPER (EYE
DROPPER)
 BUCHNER FUNNEL
- used to obtain and transfer
- used with vacuum flask for
small amounts of liquid
performing vacuum
drop by drop
filtration
 ELECTRONIC BALANCE
 BOILING TUBE
- used for weighing
- used to strongly heat
substances or objects
substances in the flame of
(usually in grams)
a bunsen burner; it is 50%
bigger than test tube
 ERLENMEYER FLASK
(CONICAL FLASK)
 BUNSEN BURNER
- wide-base, narrow-mouth
- acts as a heat source as it
flask used to hold, heat and
has an open flame
transport and store liquids
 BURETTE
 EVAPORATING DISH
- used in titrations to
- used to recover dissolved
measure precisely how
liquids by evaporation
much liquid has been
delivered
 FLORENCE FLASK
- flask with a round body
 BURETTE CLAMP
and flat bottom; used to
- used to hold burettes on a
hold and heat liquid
ring stand
 FORCEPS (TWEEZERS)
 COMPASS
- for picking up or moving
- used to show direction
very small items in lab, or
during dissection
 CRUCIBLE WITH LID
- used to heat small
 FUNNEL
quantities to very high
- used to pour liquids into a
temperatures
small-necked container.
Also used to hold filter
 DISPOSABLE PIPETTE
paper
- used to measure and
dispense very small
 GLASS ROD
amounts of liquid
 - used to stir liquids. Usually
made of glass  RING CLAMP
- attached to a ring stand,
 GOGGLES (SAFETY and with wire gauze, it
GLASSES) supports beakers or flasks
 GRADUATED CYLINDER while heated by a bunsen
- used to measure specific burner
volume of liquids
 RING STAND
 HOT PLATE - supports the bunsen burner,
- used for heating substances iron ring, pipestem
and liquids in beakers and triangle, and other items,
flasks often while heating a
substance
 MAGNET
- an object that gives off an  RUBBER STOPPER
external magnetic field - used to seal flasks and test
tubes and can have holes
 MICROSCOPE for thermometers and other
- used to observe small probes
objects, even cells
 SCOOPULA
 MORTAR AND PESTLE - scooping solids/powders
- used to crush or grind
solids into powder for  SEPARATORY FUNNEL
experiments - for separating layers of
immiscible liquids or for
 PETRI DISH dropping liquids
- used to grow
microorganisms or store  SPATULA
small specimens for - used for moving small
observation amounts of solid from
place to place (often when
 PIPETTE measuring mass)
- used to dispense measured
volumes of liquid  STOPWATCH
- used to measure the time
 PIPESTEM (CLAY interval of an event
TRIANGLE)
- supports crucibles when  STRIKER
they are being heated over - used to light a gas burner
an open flame
 SYRINGE
- used to inject or withdraw
fluid
 TEST TUBE(S)
- used for storing, mixing
and heating small amounts
of chemicals
 TEST TUBE BRUSH
- used to clean test tubes and
other narrow mouth lab
glassware
 TEST TUBE HOLDER
- holds test tubes while
heating
 TEST TUBE RACK
- holds test tubes while
reactions happen in them
or while they are not
needed
 THERMOMETER
- takes temperatures of
solids, liquids, and gases
 TONG
- used to transport and hold
crucibles and evaporating
dishes when hot
 TRIPOD
- used to support flasks and
beakers when heated
 UTILITY CLAMP
- attaches test tubes and
other glassware to ring
stand
 VACUUM FILTER FLASK
- used with vacuum line and
Buchner funnel for vacuum
filtration
 VOLUMETRIC FLASK
- used to measure one
specific volume in mixing
accurate solutions
 WASH BOTTLE
- used to wash or rinse other
containers
 WATCH GLASS
- used to evaporate a liquid,
hold solids being weighed
or transported; can also be
used to cover beakers
 WEIGH BOAT
- used for weighing solids
 WIRE GAUZE
- used with a ring clamp to
support glassware over a
bunsen burner
 WIRE GAUZE
- spreads flames out for even
heating