COMMON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

NAME Description and/or use Picture

Glass container, most are pyrex; common
sizes are 100 ml, 25 ml, 400 ml; it can be
BEAKER
used as a container, shows approximate
volume, and may be heated
A metal heating device connected to a gas
outlet with rubber tubing; used to heat
BUNSEN BURNER chemicals in beakers or test tubes; has
adjustable air-hole allowing some control
of temperature

It is marked with a milliliter scale and

fitted with a stopcock; can be used to
BURETTE
withdraw and measure accurate volumes
of solutions in titrations

Metal with rubber ends; used to handle hot

BEAKER TONGS
beakers

Chemical resistant rubberized apron used

CHEMICAL APRON
to protect clothing

Made of porcelain; used to heat small

CRUCIBLE & COVER amounts of solid substances that are being
heated strongly at high temperatures

Metal utility tongs used for hot crucibles;

CRUCIBLE TONGS
spring-like jaws with a jaw opening

Glass tip with a rubber bulb; used to

DROPPER
transfer small amounts of liquids

ELECTRONIC BALANCE Used for quick, accurate massing

Container; common sizes are 125 ml, 250

ml, 500 ml; may be heated; it has a thin
ERLENMEYER FLASK neck and a wide base; used to hold liquids
when carrying out reactions and preparing
solutions

Porcelain dish; used to hold a solution

EVAPORATING DISH whose solvent is being separated from the
solvent by evaporation (often using heat)
 Used to hold liquids when carrying out
FLORENCE FLASK reactions (no heat use flat-bottomed; even
heating required use round-bottomed)

Metal or plastic, straight-tipped instrument

FORCEPS
used to isolate and remove small particles

Made of glass or plastic; used to hold a

FUNNEL filter paper and can be used in pouring (to
avoid spills)

GOGGLES Used to protect eyes

Marked with milliliter (ml) scale and is

GRADUATED CYLINDER
used to measure volume

Used to handle hot glassware or other hot

HEAT RESISTANT GLOVES
lab equipment

Heavy porcelain dish with grinder; used to

MORTAR & PESTLE grind chemicals to a powder

PIPESTEM TRIANGLE (CLAY Triangular wire frame with clay material

TRIANGLE) coverings; used to support a crucible

PIPETTE Used to transfer small amounts of liquid

Squeezable plastic bottle; used to dispense

PLASTIC WASH BOTTLE
distilled water

Iron ring with screw fastener; comes in

RING CLAMP (IRON RING) several sizes; used to fasten to the ring
stand as a support for an apparatus

Metal rod that is upright and sits on a

RING STAND (SUPPORT STAND) heavy base; used as a support and has
many uses
 Used to cap the openings of glassware
RUBBER STOPPER
such as test tubes or Erlenmeyer flasks

Made of metal; used to transfer solid

SCOOPULA
chemicals
Made of metal; has a flat rounded end and
SPATULA a rectangular end; used to transfer solid
chemicals

Plastic or ceramic reaction surfaces with

SPOT PLATES slight “dips” for containing small amounts
of chemicals

Made of glass; used to stir combinations

STIRRING ROD
of materials

Made of metal and has a flint; used to

STRIKER
ignite the Bunsen burner

Glassware that comes in many sizes; it has

TEST TUBE
many uses and can be heated

Brush with wire handle; used to scrub thin

TEST TUBE BRUSH
glassware

Metal clamp with a screw fastener, a

swivel and lock nut, an adjusting screw,
TEST TUBE CLAMP and a curved clamp; used to hold an
apparatus (test tube or burette) to the ring
stand

Made of metal; has a clamp with a spring

TEST TUBE HOLDER
handle; used to hold a test tube

May be made of wood, metal, or plastic;

TEST TUBE RACK used to hold test tubes in an upright
position

Made of glass and filled with a red or blue

THERMOMETER liquid (usually alcohol); used to determine
temperature

Used for determining the mass, in grams,

TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE
of a chemical or object

Used when mixing accurate

concentrations of solutions. Each flask has
VOLUMETRIC FLASK
a volume marking which is very exact and
can be stoppered.
 Curved glass; may be used as a beaker
WATCH GLASS cover or for evaporating very small
amounts of liquid

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
DIVISION I OF PANGASINAN
Lingayen
BUENLAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
S.Y. 2019-2020