FORENSIC CHEMISTRY AND TOXICOLOGY

NAME: REYES, ANGELLINE M. DATE: SEPTEMBER 01, 2022

STUDENT NO.: 2020101916 SECTION: BSC3A

LABORATORY ACTIVITY #1
COMMON LABORATORY APPARATUS AND GLASSWARES

In this activity, the students will be familiarized with the common laboratory
apparatus and glasswares used in the laboratory. Sketch to distinguish one from the other and
describe its use.

I. Objective: To be able to identify the common laboratory apparatus and glasswares and
describe its use.

II. Materials:

A. beaker L. watch glass

B. graduated cylinder M. aspirator
C. Erlenmeyer flask N. stirring rod
D. volumetric flask O. spatula
E. pipette P. top loading balance
F. tripod Q. crucible tong
G. wire gauze R. test tube
H. alcohol lamp S. test tube rack
I. Bunsen burner T. iron stand
J. dropper U. iron clamp
K. reagent bottle V. funnel

III. Procedures:

A. Draw the above-stated materials and label it.

B. Describe its use.

Reference: Cejes and Libres-Etis (2014). Laboratory Manual for Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology First Edition. ChapterHouse
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IV. Illustrations and Description:

A. Beaker is a glassware B. Graduated cylinder is a C. Erlenmeyer flask is a

container with flat bottom skinny cylinder used for type of chemistry flask. Its
and small pout for pouring measurements of volume. body have conical shape and
which is used to hold solid or cylindrical neck with flat
liquid samples. This is used bottom. It is almost the
in chemistry lab for stirring, same as beaker, they only
heating and mixing liquids. differ in shape. Its shape
helps to reduce evaporation
and prevents the spill while
steering.

D. Volumetric flask is either E. Pipette is a narrow glass F. Tripod is a three-legged

lab plastic or glassware used tube, which is used to transfer flatform used to support
to prepare solutions. It is liquids from one place to beaker and flask. Wire
more precise to measure another. Sometimes they're gauze is placed at the top of
volume than beakers and also used for measurements. the tripod to provide flat
Erlenmeyer flasks. surface for glassware.

Reference: Cejes and Libres-Etis (2014). Laboratory Manual for Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology First Edition. ChapterHouse
Publishing Incorporated, Novaliches, Quezon City.
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G. Wire Gauze it is used to
diffuse the heat to help to
protect the glassware not
heated directly from flame
like Bunsen burner.
H. Alcohol lamp used in
sterilization, heating, and
combustion in the laboratory.
This lamp uses ethyl alcohol
or spirit as a fuel.
I. Bunsen burner was named
after Robert Bunsen, a
German chemist. It is a
metal tube which produces
flames from gases such as
propane, methane, or
butane. Also, used for lab
sterilizing and heating.

J. Dropper is used small
quantities of liquids in the
laboratory. Also, used to
dispense small amounts of
liquid medicines. They are
commonly used as well as
eyedropper.
K. Reagent bottle are also L. Watch glass are used to
known as media bottles. They hold solids during weighing.
are used to store chemicals in Used by the chemist to
powder or liquid form. evaporate liquids and cover
Usually made up of glass or beakers during sample
plasticware. preparation.

M. Aspirator also called filter
pump or ejector. It is a device
that produces vacuum by
means of the Venturi effect.
N. Stirring rod are skinny O. Spatula helps in mixing
solid glass rod used to mix and scrapping or even
chemicals and liquids. Its transferring samples or
length is like a long straw materials from one place to
with rounded ends. another.

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P. Top loading balance used Q. Crucible tong are used to R. Test tube is either plastic
in weighing solid material handle a hot crucible, or glass tube used for
when needed of 0.1 g of evaporating dishes, flask, mixing, holding, and
accuracy and satisfactory. beakers, etc. that couldn't be heating small quantities of
touched by bare hands. chemicals.

S. Test tube rack uses to hold T. Iron stand this helps to U. Iron clamp or iron rings,
test tubes safely together in a support the iron ring when commonly used in the
row. heating mixtures or organic lab. They are also
substances in flask or beaker. used to hold separatory
funnels.

V. Funnel is a pipe with a wide mouth. It helps to pour liquids into a container to prevent
spilling. This is also used to filter and separate mixture.

V. Questions:

A. What apparatus/glasswares are used for measurement? heating? container? transfer

of substances?
 Beaker is used for stirring, measuring, and heating substances.

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B. Why is there a need to be familiar with the use of laboratory apparatus?

 It is important that we are familiar with the name and uses of each laboratory
apparatuses to prevent accident during laboratory hours, and we do the test or
experiment faster and more accurate.

VI. Conclusions:

In this laboratory activity, I learned to familiarize the different laboratory apparatus of what it
looks like and its uses which I can used when we start performing or applying on our
laboratory activity in practice. Therefor I conclude that expanding our knowledge with the
danger it could cause to us if we would not be careful with the equipment, we are using inside
the laboratory is crucial.

Reference: Cejes and Libres-Etis (2014). Laboratory Manual for Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology First Edition. ChapterHouse
Publishing Incorporated, Novaliches, Quezon City.
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