COMMON LABORATORY

TOOLS, APPARATUSES &

EQUIPMENT
 LEARNING OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the students
should be able to identify and describe
different laboratory instruments.
FOUR PICS …
ONE WORD …
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Why is there a need to
know the proper use or
uses of the Laboratory
Instrument?
 TEST TUBE

• It is to hold, mix, or heat

small quantities of solid
or liquid chemicals
 TEST TUBE BRUSH

• It is used to easily clean

the inside of a test tube.
 TEST TUBE HOLDER

• It is used to hold test

tube while being
heated.
 TEST TUBE RACK

• It I used to hold test

tubes upright while
observing reactions or
when they are not used.
 CRUCIBLE TONG

• It is used to hold
apparatuses (crucibles,
flasks, evaporating
dishes) when they are
hot.
IRON STAND, IRON RING & IRON
CLAMP

• It is used to support items

being heated.

• Clamps or rings can be

used so that other items
may also be placed
above them
 BEAKER

• It is used to hold and

heat large amount of
liquids.
 ERLENMEYER FLASK

• It is used to heat and

store liquids.

• Its bottom is wider so it

will heat up quicker
because of the greater
surface area exposed to
heat.
 VOLUMETRIC FLASK

• It is used to measure an
specific volume of
liquids.

• It is used mostly in
preparing solutions.
 FLORENCE FLASK

• It is used to heat
substances that needs
to be heated evenly.

• It is mostly used in
distillation experiments.
 DISTILLING FLASK

• It is used to separate liquid

mixtures by distillation
based on the difference in
boiling points.
GRADUATED CYLINDER

• It used for measuring

volume of liquids.

• It has various calibration.

 MORTAR AND PESTLE

• It is used to pulverize or
grind solids into powders
to dissolve the solids
better.
EVAPORATING DISH

• It is used to heat and

evaporate liquids.
CRUCIBLE AND COVER

• It is used to heat small

amount of substances in
very high temperature.

• It is supported by a clay
triangle.
PIPESTEM TRIANGLE OR
CLAY TRIANGLE

• It is used to hold crucible

when being heated.

• It is placed over the

tripod or iron ring.
 WIRE GAUZE

• It is used to support
beakers, crucible and
flasks during heating
 THERMOMETER

• It is used to measure the

temperature of solid,
liquid and gas
substances.
 STIRRING ROD

• It is used to stir solutions

to dissolve substances.

• Sometimes it is used to
transfer liquids from one
container to another.
 SPATULA

• It is used for transferring

small amounts of solid
from one container to
another.
 PIPET

• It is used for moving

small amount of liquid
from one container to
another.
 REAGENT BOTTLE
• It is use for storage and
displaying substances
when not in used.

• Chemicals that are

highly sensitive to
sunlight are placed in
the amber bottle (dark)
to avoid exposure or
reaction.
 BUNSEN BURNER

• It is used for heating and

exposing items to flame.

• It is connected to a gas
source or gas outlet by
rubber tubbing.
 FUNNEL

• It is used to transfer liquids

into another container to
avoid spillage.
CORK AND CORK BORRER

• It is used for sealing test

tubes and flasks.

• It is used to make a hole

in the cork or stopper
 ALCOHOL LAMP

• It is used to produce an
open flame.

• Denatured alcohol is
used to produce flame.

• It can be an alternative
source of flame if burner
is not available.
 MICROSCOPE

• It is an optical instrument
used for viewing very
small objects, such as
cells and
microorganisms.
 FUME HOOD

• It is a type of ventilation
system that primarily
functions to provide
protection against toxic
fumes, vapors and dusts.
 AUTOCLAVE

• It is used in medical
applications to perform
sterilization by using heat
pressure.
ANALYTICAL BALANCE

• It is a class of balance
designed to measure
small mass in the sub-
milligram range.
CENTRIFUGE MACHINE

• It is used to separate
contents of suspension
mixtures (solid and liquid
contents) such as blood.
Commonly
Confused
Tools
ERLENMEYER FLASK FLORENCE FLASK
• bottom is wider • bottom is round

• Why wider? To heat liquids • Why round? To heat liquids

“faster” “evenly”
BEAKER
• for holding, storing, and heating
“medium to large” amounts of liquid -
mostly for stirring and combining
liquids.
TEST TUBE
• for holding, storing and heating
“small amounts” of liquid -mostly for
observing a chemical reaction.
CRUCIBLE EVAPORATING DISH
• mainly for heating substances • mainly for evaporating -ceramic
(usually solids) at very high
temperatures -ceramic
“Man is a tool–using animal. Nowhere do you find without tools;
without tool he is nothing, with tool he is all.”
- Thomas Carlyle