Beginning of the year vocab

Graduated cylinder = lab equipment use to measure liquids usually to the nearest .1 ml.  Accuracy of this equipment decrease size and increase the graduated marks.

Funnel = a lab tool that separates liquid moxtures from the suspension sized particles.

Buret = lab epuilment used to increase the accuraccy of measuring liquids.  Like a graduated cylinder it is commonly measuring liquids, but the gradualted marks are written in reverse.  0 ml is located at the top of a buret, 0 ml is located at the bottom of a grad. cylinder.

Crucible = s useful tool to heat a substance with a hot flame

Pipet = a lab device allowing us to add small amount of a liquid by drop.  These can also be graduated, and tend to be a very accurate piece of equipment

evaporating dish = equipment that allows us to separate a mixture with evaporation (bunsen burners may be used to drive off the heat faster).  Water is driven off in the gaseous form and a salt will be left in the dish.

thermometer = device used to measure how hot or cold a substance is.  We will use degrees Celcius.

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