Laboratory Tools and Their Uses

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Triple Beam Balance

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A tool used to measure the mass of an item

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Graduated cylinder

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A tool used to measure liquid volume, measures tube with tick marks

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Pipette

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A small tube with a bulb in the top, used to measure small amounts of liquid volume

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Displacement Cup

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A tool used to measure the volume of an irregular solid

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Meter Stick

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A tool used to measure length in the metric system

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Spring scale

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A tool used to measure weight that uses a spring system to determine force, measures in Newtons

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Thermometer

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A tool used to measure the temperature of an item

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Beaker

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A glass cup/cylinder used in labs to create solution or hold liquids

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Flask

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A narrow-necked glass container that can be sealed used to hold reagents or samples

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Test Tube

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A glass container used in a laboratory, cylinder, smaller beaker, rounded bottom.