WHAT ARE LABORATORY GLASSWARE EQUIPMENTS ?
Laboratoryglassware equipments are tools made from bososilicate3.3 glass that is heat resistant and used by scientists or lab technician who work in a chemistry lab, biological lab, research lab and medical labs. Some Glasswareequipmentsare used to measure the volume of liquid and other are used to perform experiments.Laboratory Equiments have graduation, with the help of which technician can measure the quantity of liquid.Lab equipments are specially designed to perform complex experiments in labs. Each Lab equipments has a specific name and purpose .Some Lab equipments are listed as follow:
1. BOTTLE REAGENT
Bottle Reagent is a plastic or glass container having air tight caps of polypropelene or glass stopper. These are used to store chemical in liquid or powder form. Reagent Bottle are also available in amber color to protect light sensitive chemicals contents. Bottle Reagent has two types ahead including Bottle reagent screw cap and Bottle reagent narrow mouth with glass stopper.
2. BEAKERS
Beakers: Beakers are the chemistry lab equipments that have spout on its neck which helps in pouring the liquid easily. They are used to hold, mix or to boil the liquid. It is made up of Plastic or Borosilicate Glass. Beakers are mainly of two types Low form Beaker and Tall form Beaker.
3. TEST TUBE
Test Tube : A test tube is a kind of laboratory glassware, that has a finger like length , open at the top, with a rounded lip at the top, and U shaped round bottom. Test tube itselfis named as “test” because it is used to perform chemical reaction in labs and carry out various tests. They are also used to hold and mix the liquids.Test Tubes has subcategories like Culture tube, Absorption tube, Side Arm tube & test tube with Socket.
CYLINDER MEASURING
Cylinder Measuring are the another kind of Lab equipmentsthat are used for accurate measurement of the volume of liquid. It has spout on its top to facilitate pouring of liquid. They are more precise than the beakers. It is available in Plastic Base, Hexagonal base and Round Base.
WHAT ARE FLASK ?
Flask is the Lab equipment that has a cone shape and flator round base . Its neck is more narrower than its base. It is designed in such a way that liquid can be swirled without spill. It has subtypes ahead Erlenmeyer Flask Narrow Neck, Flask wide Neck, Flask with screw Cap , Flask with Socket, Iodine Flask and Filter Flask
WHAT ARE FLASK BOILING ?
Flask Boiling
Flask Boiling is used as a container to hold liquids or we can use it to swirl the chemical. It is available in Round Bottom or Flat Bottom.
FLASK VOLUMETRIC
A volumetric flask has a tall, narrow neck with a removable stopper made up of Glass or Plastic. It has a white color mark on the neck that indicate how much volume to be filled in it.
FUNNELS
Funnel is the Lab equipment that has cone like structure at one end and narrow stem at other end which is used to move the liquid from one container to another. It is available in either long stem or short stem.
SEPARATING FUNNELS
Separatory Funnel is used to separate immiscible liquids of different densities.It consist of a stopcock at bottom that allows precise separation of liquids and open from the top through which we can pour and shake the liquid in it.
STIRRING RODS
Stirring rod is a type of Laboratory equipment that is used to mix chemicals. We use glass rods to mix solution as it doesn’t react with the chemical. They are solid in nature and are available in different thicnkess.
PIPETTES
These are something like eye dropper. It is used to suck upthe exact volume of the liquid from one container to another with the help of graduations available on it.
BURETTES
Burettes are something like a glass tube with graduation on it, open at the one end and capillary at the other end. It has stopcock attached at the narrow end that can be used to control the amount of liquid being released.
CONDENSORS
Condensor are used for the conversion of hot gases in liquids. It has a tube like structure having a coil or bulb made up of glass inside.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY BOTTLES
These bottles are used in laboratories for measuring specific gravity of a liquid. Weight of empty bottle is recorded and then the liquid is added into the bottle. The weight of the Liquid is again checked. It consists of an interchangeable stopper.
CONVECTION TUBE
Convection tube is another equipment used in chemistry lab having a rectanglur tube like structure made up of borosilicate3.3 . It is used to show the convection of heat into liquid.
DISPLACEMENT VESSEL
Displacement vessel resembles of glass beaker. The difference is that it has a small opening on its surface.
CENTRIFUGAL TUBE
Centrifugal tube looks like a test tube having “V” shaped bottom. It is available in three types screw cap with an interchangeable cap, with a socket at the top or plane centrifugal tube.
