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COMMON LABORATORY APPARATUSES

 TEST TUBE Used as container for chemicals when doing sample of chemical test
 TEST TUBE RACK Used to hold or place test tube safely
 TEST TUBE HOLDER Hold test tube while heating
 TEST TUBE BRUSH Used for cleaning test tubes
 CRUCIBLE AND COVER Used for heating samples. It can withstand 105 degree C without cracking,
exploding, or deforming
 CLAY TRIANGLE It supports a crucible when heating
 CRUCIBLE TONG Used to hold hot crucibles
 IRON STAND Support set-up of apparatus
 TRIPOD Used for heating purposes.
 FUNNEL A conical shaped glass with a tube extending from the point designed to
catch and direct flow of liquid. It is also used to support a filter paper used
in filtration process
 FILTER PAPER a porous paper that is fitted to a funnel. It is used to separate the solid
 ERLENMEYER FLASK Particles from liquid in a heterogeneous mixture
 BEAKER A flat-bottomed conical flask whose shape allows the content to be shaken
laterally without danger of spilling
 GRADUATED CYLINDER It is used as container for chemical testing
Used to determine the correct volume of given liquid
 WATCH GLASS A thin glass dish used to cover a container. Since it is transparent,
observation of A thin glass dish used to cover a container. Since it is
transparent, observation of chemical reaction can be observed

 MORTAR AND PESTLE Used to pound or to powder solid substances


 CORK BORER Made up of pieces of metal designed in different sizes used to pierce hole
in a cork/stopper by rotating it in clockwise motion
 PIPETTE Used to determine accurately the volume of liquid drawn up by suction
using rubber bulb
 SPATULA Used for scooping, spreading or mixing substances
 BURETTE A calibrated long narrow glass tube apparatus in which the volume of the
liquid drawn from it can be measured in the process known as titration
 LABORATORY THERMOMETER A sealed calibrated glass narrow tube containing mercury or alcohol used
to measure the temperature of a substance
 WIRE GAUZE A square piece of fine weave with asbestos embedded at the center used
to prevent abrupt or sudden heating of glass apparatus
 STIRRING ROD Used to stir or mix components or given mixture
 FISH TAIL OR WING TOP Used to spread the flame when heating glass tubing
 TRIANGULAR FILE It is designed to cut glass tubing
 DISTILLING FLASK A round bottomed container with side tube at its long neck. It is used as
container for a solution to be distilled

 CONDENSER A water-cooled glass tube attached to the distilling flask. It condenses the
vapor to liquid during distillation process

 ADAPTER A piece of glass apparatus so designed to fit at the end of a condenser. It


serves as passageway of distilled liquid from condenser to its receiver.
 BUNSEN BURNER Used for heating
 SEPARATORY FUNNEL It is used in liquid-liquid extraction to separate component between two
immiscible liquid solvent phases of different densities
 VOLUMETRIC FLASK A round bottomed glass flask used to measure exact volume of liquid
required in volumetric analysis in quantitative chemistry
 PNEUMATIC TROUGH An iron vessel large enough to accommodate
Enough water needed for water displacement method of collecting gas

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