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Lab Safety Review

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A teacher should always be present whenever you are working in the lab.   True  
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Safety goggles or glasses must be worn at all times while doing experiments in the lab.   True  
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Playing with the eyewash or shower safety equipment is permitted when your teacher leaves the room.   False  
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Drinks and food are permitted at the lab tables as long as you have finished your experiment and cleaned up.   False  
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You should notify your teacher immediately in the event of an injury to yourself or others, even if it is just a little scrape or cut.   true  
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Odors are best detected by placing your nose directly over the opening of a chemical container.   False  
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Long hair should be tied back whenever using the bunsen burners or other flames.   true  
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The teacher should be notified of all chemical spills or breakage of equipment, unless they are very minor.   False  
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It is OK to occasionally taste substances in the laboratory to determine their identity.   False  
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Always shake down your thermometer to zero degrees celsius before using it.   False  
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If glassware is broken by accident, report it to your teacher then throw it away in the broken glass bucket   True  
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If a student burns her hand, she should call to the teacher and immediately put it under cold running water.   True  
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When the gas valve is at a 90 degree angle to the gas nozzle, the gas is on and your bunsen burner may be lit.   False  
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The yellow flame is the best for heating with the bunsen burner. Adjust the air until you get this.   False  
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When a test tube is being heated, its mouth should be pointed away from everyone.   True  
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Acid spills can be cleaned up with a chemical spill pad or sand.   True  
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Only materials and equipment for experiments authorized by your teacher should be used in the lab.   True  
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Electronic equipment should only be used if the lab tables are clean and dry.   True  
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Chemicals can be measured out directly onto the pan of the balance.   False  
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To test if liquid is water, taste it.   False  
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It is usually safe to mix chemicals to see what will happen.   False  
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You should always clean up your lab area and wash your hands before leaving class.   True  
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All liquids from experiments can be poured down the sink.   False  
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First aid for chemicals in the eye is to rinse using the eyewash station.   True  
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If your clothes catch on fire; stop, drop, and roll.   True  
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If you see someone else being unsafe in the lab, don't worry about it.   False  
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Always carring a balance by the measuring arm.   False  
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Never leave a lit bunsen burner unattended.   True  
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Safetly glasses may be worn when working with chemicals that may splash in your eye.   False  
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Your lab table should always be kept clear of all materials except what it is needed for the experiment.   True  
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Report any spill or breakage to your teacher right away....before you try to clean it up!   True  
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Keep all electrical cords away from the edge of the table b/c they can get caught on people passing by.   True  
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Where are the chemical spill kits located?   Along the side near the front of the room  
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Where is the first aid kit located?   Along the side near the front of the room  
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Where is the emergency gas shutoff located?   front of the room  
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Where are the fire blankets located?   in the front and along the side near the back of the room  
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Where is the container for broken glass located?   back of the room  
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The emergency shower and eye wash station are located where?   along the side near the back of the room  
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It safe and proper procedure to shake down a lab thermometer to lower the temp before you use it again.   False  
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When you are transferring liquids , _______ to _______ is the safest technique to use for most liquids   lip to lip  
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When transferring acids you should pour the acid down a ___________- into the container   stirring rod  
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Always pour Acids into Water   True  
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What are the two things you must do to the balance to zero it?   1) setting all the sliding weights to 0 2) adjusting the knob on the end  
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Place the unknown on which side of the balance?   the left side  
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It is acceptable to use the same spatula to transfer different chemicals   False - you will contaminate them  
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Before you leave the lab make sure your equipment is clean and put away and your lab station is clean and dry.   True  
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DO NOT put anything under the sink nozzle before you turn it on   True  
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Always use tongs or heat resistant gloves when you are handling hot equipment in lab   True  
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List the 5 steps to lighting the bunsen burner   (1)Close both air and gas valves (2)Open gas 1 turn and air ΒΌ of the way (3)Turn gas on (handle aligned with nozzle) (4)Light with flint striker close to top of burner (5)Adjust oxygen valve to get blue flame  
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Where is the hottest part of the bunsen burner flame   At the tip of the inner blue flame  
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What is the broken glass container used for?   Holding broken glass so it is not put into the trash where it could cut someone.  
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What is the safety fire blanket used for?   To smother out flames on a person.  
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What is the fire extinguisher used for?   To put out fires that are not on a person.  
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What is the emergency shower used for?   To rinse chemicals off of a person.  
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What is the emergency eye wash used for?   To rinse chemicals out of a persons eyes (which should never happen with goggles!!!)  
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How do you know when to use goggles and when to use glasses?   Goggles must be used with chemicals or liquids which could splash into your eyes.  
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How do you safetly transfer a liquid from one container to another.   Pour it lip to lip. If it is an acid, pour it down a stirring rod.  
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How do you safely smell something in the lab   Waft it! Use your hand to draw a little of the smell towards your nose.  
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How do your correctly read a volume from a graduated cylinder   Get down on eye level with the liquid level and read from the bottom of the meniscus.  
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