1.1 Vocab Flash Cards - Lab Basics (P. SCI.)

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Beaker

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Used for holding, mixing, heating, and measuring liquids (and some solids)

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Erlenmeyer flask

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Used for heating liquids, but can also measure and hold them.

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Test tube

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Used for performing small chemical reactions

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Graduated cylinder

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Makes precise volume measurements of liquids

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Watch glass

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Can be used as a lid on a beaker to prevent splattering

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Mortar and pestle

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For grinding solids into a powder.

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Funnel

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Transferring liquids from larger containers to smaller

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Pipette

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Transferring liquids in small precise amounts

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Beaker tongs

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Used for moving and holding a hot beaker

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Spatula

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Used for transferring solid chemicals from larger containers to smaller