CO MMON LABORATORY APPARATUS

NAME

USE

1. Goggles
- worn to protect the eyes
from chemical splashes.
2. Tongs

NAME
10. Graduated
Cylinder

3. Forceps

- used for pouring liquids

or substances through a
small opening.
12. Crucible & Cover

- used to pick up or hold

small items.

5. Test Tube

6. Test
Tube
Rack

7. Erlenmeyer
Flask

8. Florence
Flask

- used to measure
accurate volume of liquid
in mL.

11. Funnel
- used to handle hot
beaker and/or crucible.

4. Test Tube
Holder

USE

- used to hold small

amounts of chemicals
during heating at high
temperature.

13. Mortar & Pestle

- used to hold/clamp hot
test tube.

- used to mix, heat,

and/or store small
amount of liquids or
substances.

- used for grinding up

substances and materials.
14. Evaporating Dish
- used as container for
evaporating liquids so itll
leave a solid residue.
15. Dropper
- used for drawing in small
amounts of liquids and
expelling it in drops.

- used to hold 5-6 test

tubes in a row.

- has narrow neck to

prevent splashes. It is
used to hold and measure
liquids.

16. Volumetric
Flask

- used for making up

solutions to a known
volume.

17. Clay Triangle

- a glassware used to heat
and store liquids and
substances.

9. Beaker

- used to hold a crucible

when heated.
18. Wire Gauze

- used to hold, heat, and

measure large amounts of
liquids.

- used to support
container (such as beaker
or flask) during heating.