Name: Taborada, Justin H.

Activity # 1.2 LABORATORY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Objectives:
a.To be able to identify and determine the use of some(15 ) laboratory tools and equipment in
Organic Chemistry.

Name Description Drawing or picture

ERLENMEYER A TRANSPARENT
FLASK CONICAL FLASK
GLASS SHAPE
USED TO HOLD
LIQUID IN A
LABORATORY.
BEAKER A TRANSPARENT
CYLINDRICAL
GLASS WITH FLAT
BOTTOM.

TEST TUBE A VERTICALLY

CYLINDRICAL
GLASS USED TO
HOLD CHEMICALS
DURING
EXPERIMENTS
BEAKER TONGS METAL WITH
RUBBER ENDS;
USED TO HANDLE
HOT BEAKERS
WATCH GLASS SMALL PLATE
WITH SEVERAL
WELLS; USED FOR
REACTING SMALL
AMOUNTS OF
CHEMICALS
VOLUMETRIC USED WHEN
FLASK MIXING ACCURATE
CONCENTRATIONS
OF SOLUTIONS.
EACH FLASK HAS
A VOLUME
MARKING WHICH
IS VERY EXACT
AND CAN BE
STOPPERED.
FUNNEL MADE OF GLASS
OR PLASTIC; USED
TO HOLD A FILTER
PAPER AND CAN
BE USED IN
POURING (TO
AVOID SPILLS)
FORCEPS METAL OR
PLASTIC,
STRAIGHT-TIPPED
INSTRUMENT
USED TO ISOLATE
AND REMOVE
SMALL PARTICLES
GRADUATED MARKED WITH
CYLINDER MILLILITER (ML)
SCALE AND IS
USED TO
MEASURE
VOLUME
HEAT RESISTANT USED TO HANDLE
GLOVES HOT GLASSWARE
OR OTHER HOT
LAB EQUIPMENT

BURETTE IT IS MARKED
WITH A MILLILITER
SCALE AND FITTED
WITH A
STOPCOCK; CAN
BE USED TO
WITHDRAW AND
MEASURE
ACCURATE
VOLUMES OF
SOLUTIONS IN
TITRATIONS
CRUCIBLE & COVER MADE OF
PORCELAIN; USED
TO HEAT SMALL
AMOUNTS OF
SOLID
SUBSTANCES
THAT ARE BEING
HEATED
STRONGLY AT
HIGH
TEMPERATURES
PIPESTEM TRIANGULAR WIRE
TRIANGLE (CLAY FRAME WITH CLAY
TRIANGLE) MATERIAL
COVERINGS; USED
TO SUPPORT A
CRUCIBLE
SPOT PLATES PLASTIC OR
CERAMIC
REACTION
SURFACES WITH
SLIGHT “DIPS” FOR
CONTAINING
SMALL AMOUNTS
OF CHEMICALS
STRIKER MADE OF METAL
AND HAS A FLINT;
USED TO IGNITE
THE BUNSEN
BURNER

Generalization:
The laboratory instruments and equipment listed above are only a few examples of what is
available. In many experiments, organic chemistry laboratory equipment is used. The applications of
the understanding of laboratory equipment that is available in the laboratory is something that
everyone should have. before even considering conducting an experiment. Knowing how to use one's
science tools will only help you have a successful experiment and may even help you correct mistakes.
These tools are frequently used throughout the world, especially by scientists such as Chemists,
biologists, engineers, and a slew of other professionals have objectives to fulfill. For the sake of
everyone's future, discover, prove, develop, and invent new valuable things.