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By far the most common laboratory glassware is the humble [[test tube]].
  
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Next are all sorts of glass containers, ranging from simple bottles, through beakers, conical [[erlenmeyer|flasks]], round flasks, even long-necked quantitative measuring flasks.
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Probably the most iconic lab glassware is the distillation aparatus, consisting of a boiling flask and a [[condenser]], of which there are many types.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:43, 13 March 2016

A laboratory or lab is a facility and/or workroom that provides controlled conditions for scientific or technological research, experiments, analysis or measurement, either professional or amateur. Laboratories are generally well defined places, separate from other chambers, with specific guidelines and requirements.

General

Labs are rooms equipped with a variety of scientific instruments, such as glassware, measurement apparatus, workbench, cabinets, fumehoods and sometimes gloveboxes.

Equipment

The most important lab equipment are:

Apparatus

Glassware

By far the most common laboratory glassware is the humble test tube.

Next are all sorts of glass containers, ranging from simple bottles, through beakers, conical flasks, round flasks, even long-necked quantitative measuring flasks.

Probably the most iconic lab glassware is the distillation aparatus, consisting of a boiling flask and a condenser, of which there are many types.

Other

Safety

Working in a lab involves various risks, ranging from workplace injuries to exposure to various dangerous reagents.