Lab Safety
What should you do when you need to smell a chemical?
Waft it towards you
This is for holding and pouring liquids
What is a beaker?
This is for picking up test tubes
test tube holder
Bunsen burner
To heat things
Where should broken glass be disposed?
In the broken glass/sharps container
This is for measuring precise amounts of liquid
This is for covering beakers
watch glass
Pipette
to draw in liquids
What should you do if you break glass?
Tell the teacher so it can be swept up
This is triangular shaped
What is an Erlenmeyer flask?
This is for picking up hot things
tongs
Mortar and pestle
to grind solids into powders
What should you do if you pour out too much of a chemical?
Throw away the extra
This is for holding small amounts of samples
What is a test tube?
This is for rinsing down glassware
wash bottle
to scoop small amounts of powder
What are the five things you need to make sure of for proper lab attire?
Closed-toe shoes, tied up hair, gloves and goggles, no dangling accessories, long pants
This is for pouring things without spilling
What is a funnel?
This is for heating things up to very high temperatures
crucible
Wire gauze
To hold a beaker up on a ring stand when heating the beaker