Science Lab Equipment You should know the name of each piece and its basic use.

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This dish is Mortar and used to Pestle recover A watch can Used to hold test holder dissolved Used to grind be used like an tubes for short solids by solids into evaporating dish for periods of "gentle" evaporation. powers. very small amounts heating. While it can of liquid. It can also be heated, it be used to cover should not be beakers. used for "strong" Wash heating. Filter When lined When with filter Used for rinsing attached to When attached to paper, used to Support ring solids out of a the ring stand, the ring stand, this filter container when this is clamp is used to suspended filtering. used to hold a large test solids from a support tube or Florance liquid. glassware flask above the lab above the lab table. table. Used to are Hose clamps used as a Crucible and transfer solids These tongs are tongs Chemical spoon container cover from their Used to close hoses used for picking up when original by pinching them crucibles and something container to a together. crucible covers requires scale for only. "strong" weighing. heating. Dessicators are used to provide a dry environment for a Desiccator crucible or substance to cool down. This is critical in quantitative work where moisture can affect mass results. Used as a A common dessicant is anhydrous calcium chloride. Used to light a lab Striker support for Colored indicator crystals are usually included to tell the burner. Not a toy beakers when user the condition of the dessicant. A gray color in the noisemaker during placed across crystals usually indicates that the dessicant is dry and will lab. a support ring. absorb moisture. A pink color usually means that the dessicant is "hydrated". When this happens, the water can be removed by heating it in an oven. SAFETY SYMBOLS