click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Laboratory Supplies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Erlenmeyer Flask | a conical glass laboratory flask with a broad bottom and a narrow neck. |
| Volumetric flask | a laboratory flask primarily intended for the preparation of definite fixed volumes of solutions and therefore calibrated for a single volume only. |
| Beaker | a small cylindrical vessel with a tapered top used to collect crude oil samples. |
| Graduated cylinder | A cylindrical vessel used to measure volume of liquid. |
| Pipette | gradulated or calibrated tube which may have a center reservoir used to transfer known volumes of liquid. |
| Burette | A graduated glass tube used to deliver variable volumes of liquid. |
| Rubber stopper | It is used to close of test tubes and flasks, like a cork except it's rubber. |
| Analytical balance | It is balance that is very precise and used to measure chemicals. |
| Digital scale | it is a programmable scale that displays the mass in a digital reading. |
| Spectrophotometer | is commonly used for the measurement of transmittance |
| Cuvette | is a small tube of circular or saucer cross section |
| Crucible | a container that can with stand hot temperatures and is used for metal glass and pigment. |
| Syringe | Any similar device for pumping and spraying liquids through a small apeture. |
| Petri Dish | A shallow circular glass or plastic dish with a loose fitting cover used for culturing bacteria. |
| Funnel | A cone shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquidor other substence through a small opening. |
| Microscope | an optical insttument having a magnifying lens or a comination of lenses for inspecting objects. |
| Microscope slide | a small flat rectangular piece of glass. |
| Slide cover | a very thin piece of glass placed over a specimen on a glass slide. |
| Kim Wipes | Wipes used in labs to wipe off surfaces or pick up spills. |
| Deionized Water | Water used in labs because it is very clean with the ion removed. |
| Collection jar | used to collect samples. |
| Test tube | a thin glass tube closed at one end used to hold small amounts of material for labratory testing. |
| Dropper | A short glass tube with a rubber bulb at one end used for measuring out drops of medicine or other liquids. |
| Spatula | A tool with a broad flat blunt blade used for mixing and spreading things. |
| Autoclave | a device used to sterillize equipment. |
| Fume hood | a type of lacal ventillation device that is designed to limit exposure to hazordous or toxic fumes. |
| Incubator | An enclosed apparatus providing a controlled enviroment. |
| Muffle furnace | heat chamber, walls radiant heat. |
| Mortar and pestle | tools used to grind chrush and mash materials. |
| Stir plate | apperatus for stirring goods. |
| Stir rod | a pice of lab equipment used to mix chemicals and liquids for lab purposes. |
| Hot plate | a small appliance that is used to heat things has a gas or electric burner. |
| Thermometer | a tool used for measuring temperature. |
| Desiccators | an apparatus for absorbing the moisture in a chemical substance. |