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Basic Laboratory Glassware and Equipment

This document details common laboratory equipment and their uses, including balances for measuring mass, beakers for holding liquids, Bunsen burners as a heat source, burets for dispensing accurate liquid volumes, crucibles for holding chemicals during heating, evaporating dishes for evaporating liquids, forceps and pipet bulbs for handling small objects, graduated cylinders and volumetric flasks/pipets for precise liquid measurements, mortar and pestles for grinding materials, ring stands for holding equipment, scoopulas and stirring rods for transferring and mixing solids and liquids, test tubes and racks for holding small liquid volumes, thermometers for temperature measurements, utility clamps for securing equipment, wash bottles for rinsing, and watch glasses for

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Basic Laboratory Glassware and Equipment

This document details common laboratory equipment and their uses, including balances for measuring mass, beakers for holding liquids, Bunsen burners as a heat source, burets for dispensing accurate liquid volumes, crucibles for holding chemicals during heating, evaporating dishes for evaporating liquids, forceps and pipet bulbs for handling small objects, graduated cylinders and volumetric flasks/pipets for precise liquid measurements, mortar and pestles for grinding materials, ring stands for holding equipment, scoopulas and stirring rods for transferring and mixing solids and liquids, test tubes and racks for holding small liquid volumes, thermometers for temperature measurements, utility clamps for securing equipment, wash bottles for rinsing, and watch glasses for

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Basic Laboratory Glassware and

Equipment
This page details common laboratory equipment and their appropriate use. Knowing the
proper use will help ensure safe laboratory practices

Balance
Used for
measuring
mass.
Beaker
Used to hold, mix, and heat liquids.
Beaker
Tongs

Used to pick up beakers.


Bunsen Burner
Frequently used as a heat source in the absence of flammable materials.

Buret
Used for dispensing an accurate volume of a liquid.

Clay Triangle
Used to support a crucible during heating.

Crucible
Used for holding chemicals during heating to very high temperatures.
Crucible Tongs

Used to hold crucibles.


Erlenmeyer Flask

Used to hold and mix chemicals. The small neck is to facilitate mixing without spilling.

Evaporating Dish
Used to heat liquids for evaporation.

Forceps
Used to pick up or hold small objects.
Funnel
Used to transfer liquids or fine-grained materials into containers with small openings. Also
used for filtration.

Graduated Cylinder

Used to measure a precise volume of a liquid.

Mortar and Pestle


Used to crush and grind materials.
Pipet Bulb
Used to draw liquids into a pipe.

Ring Clamp
Used with a ring stand to hold glassware, such as a beaker or a funnel.

Ring Stand
Used to hold or clamp laboratory glassware and other equipment in place, so it does not fall
down or come apart.

Scoopula
Used to transfer solids.

Striker
Used to light a Bunsen burner.

Stirring Rod
Used for stirring and mixing.
Test Tube

Used to hold and mix liquids.


Test Tube Clamp

Used to hold a test tube, particularly when hot.

Test Tube Rack


Used to hold several test tubes at one time.

Thermometer (digital or alcohol, not mercury)


Used to measure temperature in Celsius.

Utility Clamp
Used to secure glassware to a ring stand.
Volumetric Flask
Used to prepare solutions to an accurate volume.

Volumetric Pipet
Used to measure small amounts of liquid very accurately. Never pipet by mouth! Use
pipetting aids.

Wash Bottle
Used to rinse pieces of glassware and to add small quantities of water.

Watch Glass
Used to hold solids while they are being weighed or to cover a beaker.

Wire Gauze
Used to support a container, such as a beaker, on a ring stand while it is being heated. May
have a fiberglass or ceramic center.

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