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Lab Safety
Lab safety and procedures
Lab safety questions | Lab safety answers |
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When you read the label on a chemical container,what are the 3 most important pieces of Info.? | Concentration,hazard warning, the name |
How many times should you read the label? | re-read more than once |
When you need to carry chemicals from one place to another in the lab, what size container is the safest to use? | small, so controlled |
What do you do with the glass coin stopper when using a reagent bottle? | put in between fingers |
How do you smell something correctly? | waft the vapors and keep away from face. do not smell directly |
What do you do with leftover chemicals after an experiment? | dispose in a correct container |
Why is it a poor lab practice to put excess reagent back in the stock bottle? | might be contamenated |
Where is the hottest part of the burner flame? | the tip of inner cone |
what do you do in the case of a broken thermometer? | Cleaned up and dispose of it. Let the teacher clean it up |
How hot do most burners get? | 600 degrees C |
Why is it potenitally dangerous to wear loose clothing in the lab? | could knock over something and could drag through chemicals |
At all times in the lab, how do you protect your eyes? | Goggles |
Why is it potenitally dangerous to wear polyester or synthetic blends in the lab? | can easily catch on fire, melt and stick to skin |
What should you do with your hair in the lab? | tie it back |
What is the safest way to read a burette that is above your eye level? | lower it down or stand on a step stool |
How do you extinguish a small fire in a container? | cover fire, and water |
What should you do if you have a larger fire? | Fire extinguisher or get teacher |
How do you put out a clothing fire? | a fire blanket, safety shower, stop,drop,&roll |