LABORATORY and SAFETY

EQUIPMENT AND THEIR

FUNCTIONS
 Objectives:
• Identify the different laboratory tools
• Distinguish the use and function of each
laboratory tools.
Goggles
• Most important
piece of lab
equipment
• Protects eyes from
broken glass,
chemicals, and
flames.
Shower

• If a chemical is
spilled over a large
part of the body (all
over clothes or legs)
Beaker

• May be heated
• Used to hold or
mix chemicals
Stirring Rod

• Glass rod used

for stirring
• BE CAREFUL!
They break
easily
Mortar and pestle

• Tool used to crush,

grind and mix solid
substances
Erlenmeyer Flask
• May be heated
• Used for mixing
chemicals by
swirling
Graduated Cylinder

• Measures
volumes of
liquids
Test Tube
• May be heated
• Holding small
amounts of
chemicals
• For small
reactions
Wire Gauze
• Spreads out the
heat produced by
a Bunsen burner
• Can place a beaker
on top
Test Tube Holder
• It holds a test tube
Test Tube Rack
• Holds test tubes in
a vertical position.
• Allows for clear
sight.
• Drying rack
Ring Stand
• Multi-purpose,
mostly used as a
support to heat
chemicals and hold
buretts.
Glass Funnel
• Holds filter paper for
filtering solutions.
• Transferring liquids
to smaller narrow
necked containers.
Ring Clamp
• One side clamps to
ring stand. Place
wire gauze on ring
and it will hold
beakers and flasks
for heating. Can
hold small beakers
or funnels.
Watch Glass
• Used as a beaker
cover
• Can be used to place
small amounts of
chemicals on
(looks like a contact
lens)
Evaporating Dish
• Holds small
volumes of liquids
being evaporated.
Crucible Tongs
• Pick up and hold
small hot items
like a crucible.
Forceps

• Used to pick up
small items.
Bunsen
• Burner
• Controls release of
natural gas for
burning.
• Tubing connects to
gas source.
• Striker with flint is
used to ignite the
burner (or matches).
Electronic Balance/
platform balance

• Measures mass
in grams
Rubber Stopper

• Covers test tube for

mixing
Scoopula

• Used to transfer
solids from one
container to another
Test Tube Brush

• Cleans out a test

tube
Thermometer

• Used to measure the

temperature (in
Celsius)
Pipette

• Used for measuring

very small volumes
of liquids