Write down the functions of the following.
a.Beehive shelf
b.Thistle funnel
c.Bunsen Burner
d. Gas jar
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Answers
a)A beehive shelf is a piece of laboratory equipment, usually of pottery, used to support a receiving jar or tube while a gas is being collected over water with a pneumatic trough.
b)A thistle tube is a piece of laboratory glassware consisting of a shaft of tube, with a reservoir and funnel-like section at the top. Thistle tubes are typically used by chemists to add liquid to an existing system or apparatus. Thistle funnels are used to add small volumes of liquids to an exact position.
c)Bunsen burner, device for combining a flammable gas with controlled amounts of air before ignition; it produces a hotter flame than would be possible using the ambient air and gas alone
d)gas-jar. (sciences) A container used for collecting gas from experiments. It looks like a tube with a broad base and a broad opening.