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Laboratory Exercises No. 1

LABORATORY SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT

Name of student: Course & Section:

Course Code/Title: I-1 General Chemistry Name of Faculty: Prof. Ana L. Vargas

Date:

OBJECTIVES
At the end of the activity, students are expected to:
1. acquaint the laboratory safety regulations; and
2. identify common laboratory apparatus used in general chemistry

INTODUCTION

Laboratory Safety Regulations

Working in the chemistry laboratory is an interesting and rewarding experience. During your labs, you
will be actively involved from beginning to end—from setting some change in motion to drawing some
conclusion.
In the laboratory, you will be working with equipment and materials that can cause injury if they are
not handled properly. However, the laboratory is a safe place to work if you are careful. Accidents do
not just happen, they are caused—by carelessness, haste, and disregard of safety rules and practices.
In order to insure that a safe and healthful environment is maintained while taking your chemistry
course, everyone should read, learn them and follow carefully the following safety regulations listed
below
General
1. You should prepare for each laboratory (after this first one) by reading all the instructions for
the experiment before coming to class. Familiarize yourself with the lab procedures before
beginning the lab.
2. Your apparel should be appropriate for laboratory work. Wear protective closed-toe shoes
(neither sandals nor thongs), a lab coat, and necessary personal protective equipment when
working in the laboratory with chemicals and equipment. Tie back long hair, and do not wear
long, dangling jewelry or clothes with loose and baggy sleeves.
3. Jewelry that might present a safety hazard, such as dangling necklaces, chains, medal- lions,
or bracelets should not be worn in the lab
4. Perform only those lab activities assigned by your teacher. Never do anything in the laboratory
that is not called for in the laboratory procedure or by your teacher. Never work alone in the
lab. Do not engage in any horseplay.
5. Work areas and apparatus should be kept clean and tidy at all times. Only lab manuals and
notebooks should be brought to the work area. Other books, purses, brief cases, etc. should
be left at your desk or placed in a designated storage area. Always clean, and wipe dry, all
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apparatus, desks, tables, or laboratory work areas at the conclusion of each laboratory
experiment.
6. Wear approved eye goggles at all times while working in the laboratory with chemicals and
equipment. If you wear your own frame eyeglasses, the goggles must be worn over them. The
NationalInstitute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) states that it is considered safe
to wear contact lenses in lab, but only if eye goggles are worn over them.
7. No food, beverage, or smoking is permitted in any science laboratory.
8. Extreme caution should be exercised when using a burner. Keep your head and clothing
away from theflame and turn off the burner when not in use. Check to see that all gas valves
are turned off before leaving the laboratory.
9. Any activity involving poisonous vapors should be conducted in the fume hood. Fume hoods
should be used when mixing or transferring chemical solutions that may produce highly
volatile and toxic products. In cases where no fume hoods are available, consult your
instructor where you could carry out the experiment.
10. Hands should be washed thoroughly with soap at the conclusion of each laboratory.
11. Never inhale vapors or fumes produced in chemical reactions or from bottled chemicals in
the laboratory.
12. Never touch any substance in the lab un- less specifically instructed to do so by your
teacher.
13. Never put your face near the mouth of a container that is holding chemicals.
14. Never taste chemicals. Treat all chemicals as if they were poisonous unless you know
them to be otherwise. Minimize their contact with your skin and clothing, and avoid
breathing vapors and dust.
15. Do not return unused chemicals to a reagent bottle. Otherwise it may contaminate the
chemicals inside the bottle.
16. Never perform an unauthorized experiment. Never work in the laboratory without your
instructor
17. Disposal of Broken glasses. Broken glassware and porcelain should be cleaned up
immediately as disposed of in the broken glass box near the instructor’s desk.
18. Do not dispose solid materials, filter paper in the sink or troughs. Instead, dispose them in
the trash can or on the specially provided solid waste containers.
19. Know the location of emergency equipment (first aid kit, fire extinguisher, fire shower, fire
blanket, etc.) and how to use them
20. All accidents should be reported to the instructor immediately, no matter how minor it is.
Handling chemicals
21. Read and double check labels on reagent bottles before removing any reagent. Take only
as much reagent as you need.
22. Do not return unused reagent to stock bottles.
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23. When transferring chemical reagents from one container to another, hold the containers
out away from your body.
24. When mixing an acid and water, always add the acid to the water.
25. Avoid touching chemicals with your hands. If chemicals do come in contact with your
hands, wash them immediately.
26. Notify your teacher if you have any medical problems that might relate to lab work, such
as allergies or asthma.
27. If you will be working with chemicals in the lab, avoid wearing contact lenses. Change to
glasses, if possible, or notify the teacher.
Handling Glassware
28. Glass tubing, especially long pieces, should be carried in a vertical position to minimize
the likelihood of breakage and to avoid stabbing anyone.
29. Never handle broken glass with your bare hands. Use a brush and dustpan to clean up bro-
ken glass. Dispose of the glass as directed by your teacher.
30. Always lubricate glassware (tubing, thistle tubes, thermometers, etc.) with water or glycerine
before attempting to insert it into a rubber stopper.
31. Never apply force when inserting or re- moving glassware from a stopper. Use a twisting
motion. If a piece of glassware becomes "frozen" in a stopper, take it to your teacher.
32. Do not place hot glassware directly on the lab table. Always use an insulating pad of some
sort.
33. Allow plenty of time for hot glass to cool before touching it. Hot glass can cause painful
burns. (Remember: Hot glass looks cool.)
Heating Substances
34. Exercise extreme caution when using a gas burner. Keep your head and clothing away from
the flame.
35. Always turn the burner off when it is not in use.
36. Do not bring any substance into contact with a flame unless instructed to do so.
37. Never heat anything without being instructed to do so.
38. Never look into a container that is being heated.
39. When heating a substance in a test tube, make sure that the mouth of the tube is not
pointed at yourself or anyone else.
40. Never leave unattended anything that is being heated or is visibly reacting.
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LABORATORY REPORT
ACTIVITY NO.1 SAFETY RULES
Name of student: Course & Section:

Course Code/Title: I-1 General Chemistry Name of Faculty: Prof. Ana L. Vargas

Date:

Instructions: Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by writing the word TRUE
or FALSE in the space provided and make the necessary correction(s) if it is false (20 pts)
___________ 1. If chemicals come into contact with your skin, immediately wash the affected area
with alcohol.
___________ 2. Fume hoods are used in the chemical laboratory when using volatile or poisonous
chemicals.
___________ 3. It is permitted to leave a lit Bunsen burner and alcohol lamp unattended.
___________ 4. Always return unused chemicals to a reagent bottle to avoid wasting chemicals.
___________ 5. You are allowed to wear open-toed sandals in the laboratory.
___________ 6. Always add acid to water vigorously.
___________ 7. Smoking is allowed sometimes in the laboratory.
______ _____ 8. Drinking soda in the lab is permitted as long as the soda can must at least 10 feet
away from all chemicals.
______ _____ 9. You are required to wear contact lenses in the laboratory all the time.
______ _____ 10. Minor incidents may not be reported to your instructor.
______ _____ 11 Approved eye protection is to be worn for hazardous experiment only
___________ 12 If you need to smell a chemical, you should take a breath of air and fan the vapors
towards you.
___________ 13 When heating liquids in a test tube, you should move the tube back and forth
through the flame and heat near the surface of the liquid.
_____ ______ 14 Unauthorized experiments are all right as long as they do not seem hazardous
___________ 15 When taking liquids from a reagent bottle, a. use your pipet to remove it directly
from the container.
___________ 16 In the laboratory, open-toed shoes and shorts are all right if you are wearing a lab
coat.
_____ _____ 17 After you use a reagent bottle, keep it at your desk in case you need more
___________ 18 When you have taken too much of a chemical, you should discard it using proper
disposal procedures.
___________ 19 If a chemical is spilled on the table clean it up right away.
___________ 20 Experiments that involve chemical with irritating vapors should be performed in the
fume hood.
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COMMON EQUIPMENT AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

Beaker

Erlenmeyer flask

This allows easy mixing and swirling of the reagents in the flask, minimizing the
tendencies of spilling.
Graduated cylinder
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Volumetric flask

Pipette

Suction device
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Pasteur pipette

Iron stand

Burette

Burette clamp
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Ring support

Funnel

Filter paper

Separatory funnel

Oven
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Evaporating dish

Round –bottom flask

Test tube

Test tube rack

Test tube brush

Thermometer
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Spatula

Balance

Stirring rod

Magnetic stirrer

Heater

Bunsen burner
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Wash bottle

Stopper

Fume hood
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LABORATORY REPORT
ACTIVTY NO.2 COMMON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS

ACTIVITIES:
1. Draw and give their function of some commonly used laboratory apparatus other than presented above
and group them according to their uses e.g. measuring mass, measuring volume, etc. (20 pts)
2. Hands-on on the identification of laboratory apparatus in the laboratory (F2F)
3. Matching type: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter in the space provided before each number
Column A Column B
___1. balance a. weigh chemicals
___2. Burette b. Employed for complete dissolution and mixing
___3. Graduated cylinder c. employed in separating NaCl from water
___4. thermometer d. employed in mixing, pouring, and heating of chemicals
___5. Beaker e. hold crucibles
___6. Bunsen burner f. may be used to cover beakers
___7. clay triangle g. measures temperature
___8. crucible tongs h. This allows easy mixing and swirling of the flask without too much
risk of spilling.
___9. Watch glass i. used in filtration
___10. Erlenmeyer flask j. source of heat
___11. evaporating dish k. used to suspend crucibles
___12. funnel l. This is used for extremely accurate addition of liquid, such in titration.
___13. Stirring rod m. This is a primary measuring tool for the volume of a liquid.

REFERENCES
 Wacowich-Sgarbi, Shirley; licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share
Alike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Approved:

PROF. ANA L. VARGAS ENGR. ALEJANDRO R. PITALLANO JR. DR. MORIEL L. PRADO

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