laboratory equipment [3]

These materials are highly varied: measurement instruments, various containers, heat sources, experimentation materials and mounting hardware.

Erlenmeyer flask

Graduated cone-shaped container that is used very frequently in laboratories; it can have a stopper and is used especially for mixing and measuring liquids.

beaker

Graduated container with a spout; it is used to create reactions (precipitation, electrolysis) and to measure approximate amounts of liquid.

round-bottom flask

Spherical container used mainly for boiling liquids.

wash bottle

Flexible container that is squeezed lightly to squirt a liquid; it is used especially for cleaning equipment (test tubes, pipettes).

bottle

Container of various sizes and shapes and usually with a straight neck for holding liquids.