Beaker
glass or plastic; common sizes are 50 mL, 100 mL, 250 mL, 400 mL; glass beakers may be heated
Buret
glass; common sizes are 25mL and 50mL; used to measure volumes of solutions in titrations
Ceramic Square
used under hot apparatus or glassware
Clamps
the following types of clamps may be fastened to support apparatus: buret/test-tube clamp, clamp holder, double buret clamp, ring clamp, 3-pronged jaw clamp
Clay triangle
wire frame with porcelain supports; used to support a crucible
Condenser
glass; used in distillation procedures
Crucible and cover
porcelain; used to heat small amounts of solid substances at high temperatures
Crucible tongs
iron or nickel; used to pick up and hold small items
dropper pipet
glass tip with rubber bulb; used to transfer small volumes of liquid
Erlenmeyer flask
glass; common sizes are 100 mL, 250 mL; may be heated; used in titrations
Evaporating dish
porcelain; used to contain small volumes of liquid being evaporated
Florence flask
glass; common sizes are 125 mL, 250 mL, 500 mL; may be heated; used in making and for storing solutions
Forceps
used to pick up or hold small items
Funnel
glass or plastic; common size holds 12.5-cm diameter filter paper
Gas burner
constructed of metal; connected to a gas supply with rubber tubing; used to heat chemicals (dry or in solution) in beakers, test tubes, and crucibles
Gas collecting tube
glass; marked in mL intervals; used to measure gas volumes
glass rod with nichrome wire
used in flame tests
Graduated cylinder
glass or plastic; common sizes are 10 mL, 50 mL, 100 mL; used to measure approximate volumes; must not be heated
Graduated pipet
glass; common sizes are 10mL, 25mL; used to measure solution in volumes; less accurate than a volumetric pipet.
Mortar and pestle
porcelain; may be used to grind crystals and lumpy chemicals to a powder
Pipet bulb
rubber; used in filling a pipet with a solution; a pipet must never be filled by mouth
Plastic wash bottle
flexible plastic; squeeze sides to dispense water
Platform balance
also known as a triple beam balance
Pneumatic trough
galvanized container with shelf; used in experiments where a gas is collected
Ring stand
metal rod fixed upright in a heavy metal base; has many uses as a support
Rubber stoppers
several sizes
Rubber tubing
used to connect apparatus to transfer liquids or gases
Safety goggles
plastic; must be worn at all times while working in the laboratory
Screw clamp, pinch clamp
metal; used to block off rubber tubing
Spatula, scoopula
metal or porcelain; used to transfer solid chemicals; the scoopula has a larger capacity
Stirring rod and rubber policeman
glass with rubber sleeve; used to stir, assist in pouring liquids, and for removing precipitates from a container
Test-tube brush
bristles with wire handle; used to scrub small-diameter glassware
Test-tube holder
spring metal; used to hold test tubes or glass tubing
Test tubes
glass, common sizes small (13 mm x 100 mm), medium (20 mm x 150 mm), large (25 mm x 200 mm), may be heated
Thermometer
mercury in glass: common range -10 degress Celsius to 110 degrees Celsius
Triangular file
metal; used to scratch glass tubing prior to breaking to desired length
Tripod
iron; used to support containers of chemicals above the flame of a burner
Volumetric pipet
glass; common sizes are 10 mL, 25 mL; used to measure solution volumes accurately; must not be heated.
Watch glass
glass; used to cover an evaporating dish or beaker
Wide-mouth bottle
glass; used with pneumatic trough
Wire gauze
used to spread the heat of a burner flame