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| A laboratory is a place where varied types of | | | | etc. There are a large number of lab apparatus which |
| scientific research and experiments are performed. A | | | | are used in every laboratory for each categories. |
| laboratory is used for observation and testing. The | | | | When we talk about laboratory apparatus, we imply |
| laboratory is found in schools, colleges, health centers, | | | | lab tools, equipments and support systems that help |
| hospitals, research centers, investigation centers etc. | | | | the user, be it the researcher or the scholar to |
| This can be just a single room or a complete building | | | | perform different experiments. <!-- @page { size: |
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| The laboratories are designed in such a way that | | | | --> |
| depending on the subject of research, varied tasks | | | | There are certain laboratory apparatus, designed |
| can be performed like scientific experimentation or | | | | specific to subjects. Like for instance, the popular |
| research, manufacturing of drugs and chemicals, | | | | physics lab equipments are Ammeter, Voltmeter, |
| collection of data and samples etc. | | | | Rheostat, Galvanometer etc. Similarly, for Chemistry, |
| The science subject as a whole is a vast subject | | | | the most widely used laboratory apparatus are |
| consisting of various fields of studies, though the | | | | Alcohol Lamps, Evaporating Dish, Centrifuge, |
| main categories are physics, biology, chemistry and | | | | Calorimeter, Filter Paper etc. The hospital or medical |
| medical where there is the maximum need for a | | | | laboratory apparatus are altogether different like as |
| laboratory and laboratory apparatus and equipments. | | | | there are histology lab equipments, blood bank |
| Its a common fact that the basic requirement in a | | | | equipments, tissue culture equipments for medical |
| laboratory is the laboratory apparatus and equipment. | | | | related experiments. However, there are certain |
| No experiments can be performed or no studies can | | | | common lab apparatus which are invariably required in |
| be done in a laboratory without using laboratory | | | | every type of experiments in a laboratory like a |
| apparatus. The laboratory apparatuses are used | | | | microscope, balance, beaker, flask, petri dish, safety |
| during the experimentation process to collect data, to | | | | equipments, tripod stands, test tube, etc. Besides |
| hold samples, to heat or mix solutions, to measure, | | | | these, a laboratory also consists of filtration |
| and various other such tasks. | | | | equipments, cooling apparatus, lab consumables, |
| Depending on the subject and the experiment, the | | | | mixing equipment, heating equipments and so on. |
| laboratory apparatus can be classified as physics | | | | |