Analytical Chemistry Solution Stopcock: 4. Pipettes and Aspirator
Analytical Chemistry Solution Stopcock: 4. Pipettes and Aspirator
Analytical Chemistry Solution Stopcock: 4. Pipettes and Aspirator
Redox is a chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of atoms are changed. Any such reaction
involves both a reduction process and a complementary oxidation process, two key concepts involved
with electron transfer processes.
A burette (also buret) is a laboratory equipment used in analytical chemistry for the
dispensing of variable amount of a chemical solution and measuring that amount at the
same time. It is a long, graduated glass tube, with a stopcock at its lower end and a tapered
capillary tube at the stopcock's outlet. The flow of liquid from the tube to the burette tip is
controlled by the stopcock valve. There are two main types of burette; the volumetric burette
and the Piston burette or Digital burette.
2. Vacuum Adapter
Connect two other pieces of jointware to each other, and to a vacuum source, such as a
water aspirator. Also used to lead liquids from a condenser to a receiving flask during
distillation.
5. Beaker
A beaker is a common container in most labs. It is used for mixing, stirring, and heating
chemicals. Most beakers have spouts on their rims to aid in pouring. They also
commonly have lips around their rims and markings to measure the volume they contain,
although they are not a precise way to measure liquids.
6. A cork borer, often used in a chemistry or biology laboratory, is a metal tool for cutting a
hole in a cork or rubber stopper to insert glass tubing.
9. Centrifuge a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its
contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g., cream from milk) or liquids from
solids.
11. A crucible is a container that can withstand very high temperatures and is used for metal,
glass, and pigment production as well as a number of modern laboratory processes
12. Crucible tongs are large pincers made of welded steel that are used to grasp and take a
hot crucible out of a fire or furnace, or to move a crucible from one location to another.
13. The Erlenmeyer flask was created by Emil Erlenmeyer, a German chemist, in the 1860s.
He developed a flask that has a flat bottom with a tapered neck. The mouth, or opening, is used
for pouring solutions and may be closed with a stopper in order to store samples.
14. A Florence flask is a type of flask used as an item of laboratory glassware. It is used as a
container to hold liquids. A Florence flask has a round body, a single long neck, and often a flat
bottom.
16. A Petri dish, named after the German bacteriologist Julius Richard Petri, is a shallow
cylindrical glass or plastic lidded dish that biologists use to culture cells – such as bacteria – or
small mosses.