Lecture: Glassware
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GLASSWARE
Laboratory Glassware represent many of equipment, which
used for scientific experiments in chemistry or biology labs.
They are made of glass and found in many sizes and shapes.
The equipment that important in chemistry lab are:
Name of the tools Used for The shape of it
1 Graduated •For rapid
Cylinder Measurement
Of liquid volume.
•They are
generally, more
accurate and
precise for this
purpose than
flasks.
2 Watch Glass • A watch glass
is used to hold a
small amount of
solid, such as the
product of a
reaction.
• Can also be
used as a cover
for an
evaporating dish
or beaker.
3 Beaker • cylindrical
container,
usually with a
pouring lip, to
measure, mix,
and heating
liquids.
• Not used for
accurate
measurement.
4 Beaker tong • Tong used to
carry a beaker
after heating or
cooling.
5 Volumetric • Flat bottomed
Flask bulb with a long
neck, usually
fitted with a
stopper.
• Used to
prepare precise
standard
solutions.
• They are only
good for 1
specific volume.
6 Conical Flask • Cylindrical
container. Used
to contain
reactions or to
hold liquids
samples, or used
to catch filtrates.
7 Funnel • Used for
funneling liquids
from one
container to
another or for
filtering when
equipped with
filter paper.
8 Spatula • Used for
transfer small
quantities of
solid chemicals
(usually in
powdered or
crystal form).
9 Filter Paper • A semi-
permeable paper
barrier placed
perpendicular to
a liquid.
• Used to
separate fine
solids from
liquids.
10 Test Tube • Common piece
of glassware.
Used for holding
small quantities
of samples or for
containing
reactions.
11 Test Tube • A gripping
Holder device used to
hold a test tube
after heating or
cooling.
12 Test Tube Rack • Used to
hold/support test
tubes containing
chemicals
through
experiments.
13 Pipette • Used to
transfer small
quantities of
liquids.
14 Thermometer • Device used to
measure the
temperature of a
substance.
15 Stirrer • A piece of
glassware used
to mix chemicals
and liquids for
lab
purposes.
16 Burette • A vertical
cylindrical piece
of lab with
volumetric
graduation on its
full length and a
precision tap in
the bottom.
• Used to fill
with known
amounts of a
liquid in
experiments for
which
precision is
necessary (e.g.,
a titration
experiment).
17 Washing bottle • A wash bottle
has a spout that
delivers a wash
solution to a
specific area.
• Distilled water
is the only liquid
that should be
used in a wash
bottle.
18 Test tube brush • Used to clean
the inside of a
test tube (or
other long –
necked
glassware).
19 Dropper Usually, glass
tubes tapered to
a narrow point,
and fitted with a
rubber bulb at
the top.
• Used to
transfer small
quantities of
liquids (drops).
2 Retort Stand • A piece of
0 scientific
equipment, to
which clamps can
be attached to
hold test tubes
and another
equipment (such
as burette).
2 Crucible • Used for
1 heating
substances.
• Can withstand
high direct heat
2 Balance • Used to
2 measure the
mass of a solid.