50 LABORATORY

APPARATUSES
Biochemistry

OCTOBER 31, 2020

KATHLEEN P. TANDOC
BSN 1A
 1. Syringe

Medical-grade disposable hypodermic syringes are

often used in research laboratories for convenience
and low cost. Another application is to use the
needle tip to add liquids to very confined spaces,
such as washing out some scientific apparatus.
They are often used for measuring and transferring
solvents and reagents where a high precision is not
required. Alternatively, microliter syringes can be
used to measure and dose chemicals very precisely
by using a small diameter capillary as the syringe
barrel.

2. Condenser

A condenser is a device used in the laboratory to cool hot

gases into liquids. It is usually a long, circular glass tube.
Inside the tube there is another, smaller tube. The hot gas
goes through the smaller, inside tube, while in the outside
one cold water goes around. Water can be put in from the
tap, and goes from the bottom to exit at the top. This
makes sure the tube is always full of water, so that cooling
is quick.
A condenser is used for example in distillation, where the
hot vapor needs to be cooled down back to liquid to be
collected. It is also used in reflux where it makes sure that
the solvent used does not boil and go away.

3. Alcohol Lamp

An alcohol lamp is used for heating, sterilization,

and combustion in a laboratory. The alcohol lamp
uses ethyl alcohol or spirit as a fuel.
4. Evaporating Dish

Evaporating dishes are shallow open containers

used for the evaporation of solutions and
supernatant liquids to produce a concentrated
solution or a solid precipitate of the dissolved
substance.

5. Wash Bottle

A wash bottle is a squeeze bottle with a nozzle, used to

rinse various pieces of laboratory glassware, such as test
tubes and round bottom flasks.
Wash bottles are sealed with a screw-top lid. When hand
pressure is applied to the bottle, the liquid inside
becomes pressurized and is forced out of the nozzle into
a narrow stream of liquid.

6. Safety Goggles

Safety glasses or eye shields are used where

there is a potential of eyes being contaminated
by environmental hazards such as chemical
splashes or sprays, particles and irritants.

7. Clay Triangle

Clay triangle (pipe clay triangle) is a piece of

laboratory equipment used to support a
porcelain crucible being heated by a Bunsen
burner (or Brass Blast Burner, glass alcohol
burner). It is used in conjunction with other
lab equipment to create a stable framework to
heat in high temperature.
12. Pipette

Pipettes are an essential laboratory tool used to dispense

measured volumes of liquids. Pipettes most commonly
work by creating a partial vacuum above the chamber
that holds the liquid and selectively releasing this
vacuum to draw up and dispense according to the
preferred volume.

13. Burette

A burette is a volumetric measuring glassware which is used

in analytical chemistry for the accurate dispensing of a
liquid, especially of one of the reagents in a titration. The
burette tube carries graduated marks from which the
dispensed volume of the liquid can be determined.

14. Laboratory Tongs

Laboratory tongs are large pincers for grasping and

lifting vessels of heat-resistant material used in high
temperature chemical reactions. Tongs differ in
shape are designed to pick up laboratory items
including, hot evaporating dishes, beakers, crucibles,
and other laboratory apparatuses.

15. Forceps

Forceps are a handheld, hinged instrument used for

grasping and holding objects. Forceps are used when
fingers are too large to grasp small objects or when many
objects need to be held at one time while the hands are
used to perform a task. The term "forceps" is used almost
exclusively within the medical field.
36. Graduated Cylinder

A graduated cylinder, also known as measuring cylinder or

mixing cylinder is a common piece of laboratory equipment
used to measure the volume of a liquid. It has a narrow
cylindrical shape. Each marked line on the graduated cylinder
represents the amount of liquid that has been measured.

37. Volumetric Flask

A volumetric flask (measuring flask or graduated flask) is a

piece of laboratory apparatus, a type of laboratory flask,
calibrated to contain a precise volume at a certain
temperature. Volumetric flasks are used for precise dilutions
and preparation of standard solutions.

38. Droppers

Dropper is a pipette consisting of a small tube with a

vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and
releasing it a drop at a time. It is a device used to transfer
small quantities of liquids. They are used in the
laboratory and also to dispense small amounts of liquid
medicines. A very common use was to dispense eye
drops into the eye.
39. Beaker

A beaker is a cylindrical glass or plastic vessel used

for holding liquids. It is a multipurpose piece of
equipment used for containing a chemical reaction,
measuring liquids, heating them over a Bunsen
burner’s flame or collecting them in a titration
experiment.

40. Erlenmeyer Flask

The Erlenmeyer flask has diverse uses such as holding

and measuring chemical liquid samples, but can also be
used to mix, heat and boil chemicals.
Erlenmeyer flasks have wide bases, with sides that taper
upward to a short vertical neck. They may be graduated,
and often spots of ground glass or enamel are used where
they can be labeled with a pencil. It differs from the
beaker in its tapered body and narrow neck.

41. Florence Flask

A Florence Flask/Boiling Flask is a type of flask used as an

item of laboratory glassware. It is used as a container to hold
liquids. A Florence flask has a round body, a long neck, and
often a flat bottom. It is designed for uniform heating,
boiling, distillation and ease of swirling; it is produced in a
number of different glass thicknesses to stand different types
of use. They are often made of borosilicate glass for heat and
chemical resistance. Traditional Florence flasks typically do
not have a ground glass joint on their rather longer necks,
but typically have a slight lip or flange around the tip of the
neck. The common volume for a Florence flask is 1 liter.

42. Test Tube

A test tube is a relatively slim glass or plastic vessel with a

rounded bottom. They are designed to hold small quantities
of chemicals and feature a flared lip to make pouring easier.
Test tubes can hold liquid or solid chemicals and can be used
to contain small chemical reactions. The slimness of the test
tube reduces the spread of any vapors that may be produced
by the reaction.