Chemistry laboratory work shop to learn skill, technique and important concepts of chemistry. Before conducting any experiment, students should be familiar with commonly used apparatus.

1. Module-1: Introduction of Basic Chemistry Lab Equipments
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Dr. B. N. Gawade
M. Sc. CSIR-UGC-NET (JRF), Ph. D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Anandrao Dhonde Alias Babaji Mahavidyalaya, Kada.
Tal. Ashti. Dist. Beed - 414 202, Maharashtra, INDIA
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1. Balances
Used to determine the
weight of samples
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2. Beakers
Used for
holding liquids
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3. Conical flasks
Used for holding liquids and
mixing them by swirling
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4. Volumetric flasks
Volumetric flasks are used for
precise dilutions and preparation of
standard solutions
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5. Burette
Used in quantitative chemical
analysis to measure the volume
of a liquid or a gas
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6. Burette Stand
To keep burette in a vertical
position during experiments
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7. Pipette
Used to transfer a particular
volume of solution
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8. Measuring Cylinders
Used to measure the
volume of a liquid
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9. Funnel
Used to pour liquids into another
container without the risk of
spilling the liquid
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10. Test tubes
Used to handle chemicals, especially for
qualitative experiments and assays
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11. Test tube Holder
Used to hold test tubes
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12. Test tube Stand
Used to hold upright multiple
test tubes at the same time
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13. Brush
Used for cleaning test tubes and
narrow mouth laboratory glassware,
such as graduated cylinders, burettes,
and Erlenmeyer flasks.
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14. Droppers
Used to transfer small
quantities of liquids
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15. Glass Rod
Used to mix chemicals
or stir liquids
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16. Bunsen Burner
Used for heating, sterilization,
and combustion
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17. Wire Gauze
Wire gauze is placed on the support ring
that is attached to the retort stand
between the Bunsen burner and the
glassware to support the beakers, flasks,
or other glassware during heating
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18. Tripods Stand
Used to support flasks and
beakers
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19. Thermometers
Used to measure the temperature
of substances i.e. boiling point and
freezing point
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20. Spatulas
Used for scraping, transferring,
or applying powders and paste
like chemicals or treatments
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21. Tongs
Used to grasp a hot crucible, flasks,
evaporating dishes, or even small beakers
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22. Forceps
Used to pick things up and hold them
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23. Watch glasses
Used as a surface to evaporate a liquid,
to hold solids while being weighed, for
heating a small amount of substance
and as a cover for a beaker.
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24. Crucibles and Cover
Used to burn, melt or mix
solid chemical or to heat
chemical compounds to
extremely high temperatures
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25. Clay Triangle
Used to support a crucible being heated
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26. Evaporating Dish
Used to evaporate excess solvents –
most commonly water – to produce a
concentrated solution or a solid
precipitate of the dissolved substance
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27. Filter Paper
Used to separate
fine substances from
liquids or air
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28. Mortar And Pestle
Used to crush up
solid chemicals into
smaller pieces
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29. Wash Bottle
Used to rinse various pieces of
laboratory glassware, such as test
tubes and round bottom flasks.
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30. Reagent Bottle
Used to store chemicals in liquid or
powder form for laboratories and
stored in cabinets or on shelves
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