Laboratory Equipment is used to carry out scientific experiments. While different types
of laboratories need different types of apparatus, some are common to all.
1. Triple Beam Balance – is used to measure mass or weigh substances very
precisely.
2. Beakers – are used to contain and measure liquids and they come in different sizes
too.
3. Graduated Cylinders – are used to measure volume of liquids.
4. Erlenmeyer Flask – is used for mixing and storing chemicals and solutions.
5. Florence Flask – is used for uniform heating, boiling, distillation, and ease of
swirling.
6. Pasteur pipette or Dropper – is used to transfer small quantities of liquid.
7. Buret – is used to measure the volume of a liquid or a gas.
8. Buret Holder – is used to support Buret.
9. Spatula & Micro spatula – are used for scrapping and transferring chemicals.
10. Bunsen Burner – is used for heating and combustion.
11. Hot Plate – is used to heat glassware and its content.
12. Clay Triangle – is used to support a crucible during heating.
13. Evaporating Dish – is used to evaporate excess solvents like water.
14. Iron stand – supports the iron ring when heating substances or mixtures in a flask
or beaker.
15. Iron ring – is used to hold laboratory glassware and other equipment in place.
16. Centrifuge – is used for the separation of fluids, gas or liquid based on density.
17. Mortar & Pestle – is used for mincing, grinding, and mixing substances.
18. Separatory Funnel – is used to separate immiscible liquids.
19. Thermometer – is used to measure temperature.
20. Stirring rod – is used for mixing chemicals and solutions.
21. Spot Plate – is used to perform reaction on a small quantity of chemicals.
22. Test Tube Rack – is used to hold upright multiple test tubes.
23. Test tube - is used to hold small amount of liquids.
24. Thiele tube – is used for melting point determination.
25. Wash bottle – is used for rinsing various pieces of lab glasswares.
26. Water Bath – is used to incubate samples at constant temperature over a period of
time.
27. Water trough – is used for collecting gases.
28. Wire Gauze & tripod – are used for heating glassware and its contents.
29. Distillation Set-up (distilling flask, condenser, adaptor) –
*Distillation – is used to separate liquids from nonvolatile solids.