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Online Study Guide - Lab Rules and Equipment



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

When doing a lab, what should you do before you actually do anything in the lab?
a.
wash your hands
c.
read your lab
b.
chew gum
d.
put on your jacket
 

 2. 

What is the safest way to smell chemicals in the lab?
a.
Hold the chemical directly to your nose & take a large whiff.
c.
Waft the vapors toward you.
b.
Hold the chemical directly to your nose & take a tiny whiff.
d.
Waft the vapors away from you.
 

 3. 

Where should you work with volatile chemicals - especially organic solvents?
a.
You should never work with volatile chemicals.
c.
Near a flame.
b.
Out in the open.
d.
In the fume hood.
 

 4. 

Which is NOT one of the two main types of thermometers?
a.
salt water
b.
mercury
c.
alcohol
 

 5. 

Which of the following is NOT a safe material to wear in the lab?
a.
cotton
b.
rayon
c.
wool
 

 6. 

Why shouldn’t you pour chemicals from a two gallon jug to a graduated cylinder?
a.
it could spill easily
c.
it is OK to pour from the jug
b.
the jug is too small
d.
the graduated cylinder is too large
 

 7. 

You use all of the hydrochloric acid that you needed and you have a little extra. What do you do with the excess?
a.
pour it down the sink
c.
leave it in the beaker for the teacher
b.
pour it back in the bottle
d.
ask the teacher
 

 8. 

What should you do if you go to hook up a Bunsen burner and notice that the hose is old and cracked?
a.
put it back in the drawer and get a new one
c.
get a new one and let the teacher know
b.
use it anyway
d.
sit there and stare at the hose
 

 9. 

Why don’t you want a yellow Bunsen burner flame?
a.
the flame is too cold
c.
it is OK to use a yellow flame
b.
a flame is too hot
d.
there are chemical impurities in the yellow part of the flame
 

 10. 

Why should you not put on make up or eat food in the lab?
a.
you should have put on you make up before school
c.
it could get contaminated with chemicals
b.
you should have eaten breakfast
d.
you probably didn’t bring enough food for everyone
 

Matching
 
 
Match the picture of the lab equipment with the correct name.
a.
beaker
d.
dropper pipet
b.
watch glass
e.
rubber stoppers
c.
evaoprating dish
 

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Match the picture of the lab equipment with the correct name.
a.
mortar & pestle
d.
rubber tubing
b.
crucible & cover
e.
screw clamp
c.
crucible tongs
 

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Match the picture of the lab equipment with the correct name.
a.
test tube
d.
volumetric pipet
b.
test tube brush
e.
graduated pipet
c.
test tube holder
 

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 25. 

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Match the picture of the lab equipment with the correct name.
a.
ring stand
d.
pipet bulb
b.
tripod
e.
ring clamp
c.
bunsen burner
 

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