Laboratory Tools and Apparatuses
Tools include beakers, microscopes, tweezers, hot plates, lasers, volt meters, test tubes, Erlenmeyer flasks, thermometers, test tube racks, Bunsen burners, crucibles, tripods and more. They are used to measure, observe and gather data for experiments, as well as to safely perform reactions and to heat things. More advanced laboratory equipment includes items such as spectrometers, centrifuges and chromatographs.
Some Tools and Their Uses
1. beaker = a liquid-measuring container
2. burette = measures volume of solution
3. clay triangle = a wire frame with porcelain used to support a crucible
4. wire gauze = used to spread heat of a burner flame
5. test tube = used as holder of small amount of solution
6. forceps = holds or pick up small objects
7. graduated cylinder = measures approximate volume
8. graduated pipette = measures solution volumes
9. condenser = used in distillation
10. crucible = used to heat a small amount of a solid substance at a very high temperature
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