Laboratory Apparatus and Safety Worksheet 2

 CHEM2 – LAB APPARATUS & SAFETY

NAME :

STUDENT # :

DAY, DATE :

1. What piece of equipment would you use to:

1. Measure the temperature of boiling water

2. Measure out exactly 55 mL of salt water

3. Support a thermometer in a beaker

4. Transfer a small amount of solid onto a balance

5. Pour a liquid into a conical flask

2. What should you do if:

1. You accidentally break something in the laboratory?

2. You smell gas in the laboratory?

3. You need to leave a Bunsen burner to collect some extra equipment?

3. Suggest why piece of burning paper should not be used to light Bunsen burner?

4. What are the similarities between:

1. A beaker and a measuring cylinder?

2. A crucible and an evaporating dish?

3. Tongs and clamps?

5. After turning off a Bunsen burner, it should be left for a while before it is packed away. Suggest why?