Basic Laboratory Equipment in, Exercises of Chemistry

Download Basic Laboratory Equipment in and more Exercises Chemistry in PDF only on Docsity! Basic Laboratory Equipment Using the template below, write the functions and uses of each equipment/apparatus on the first column. On the second column, paste an image of the respective equipment/apparatus. (1 point for the illustration and 2 points on the function/use). Alcohol lamp Dropper Applicator stick Erlenmeyer flask Autoclave Glass slides Beaker Hanging drop slide Centrifuge Incubator Cover slip Inoculating loop Inoculating needle Staining rack Magnetic stirrer Stirring rod Petri dish Test tube brush Pipette Test tube rack Refrigerator Test tube with screw Spatula Weighing scale Name of Equipment and Function/s Illustration Alcohol Lamp - use for sterilization, heating and combustion inside the laboratory. Applicator stick - used for spot test sampling and drop transfers, or wherever a handy, disposable mixing aid is required. It can also be used for treating irritating wounds and applying some medicine. Autoclave - decontaminate certain biological waste and sterilize media, instruments and lab ware. Beaker - used to hold or mix chemicals. They are also used to catch liquids from titrations and filtrates from filtering operations. Centrifuge - used to perform centrifugation that separates various components of a fluid. Cover slip - used to cover and protect specimen on a microscope slide.