Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments

38 DIY Science: Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments

TABLE 3-5: Standard cork sizes

Description Qty notes

Aspirator, vacuum 1 Needed only if you use a filter flask and Büchner funnel; alternatively,

use a manual vacuum pump.

Balance, electronic, 0.01 g/150 g or better1 Higher resolution and capacity is always better, if you can afford it.

Barometer 1 Optional; you can use pressure readings from local TV or radio.

Burner, alcohol 1

Not absolutely necessary; the gas burner and hotplate can substitute

for this item.

Burner, electric hotplate 1 For heating and distilling flammable liquids.

Top diameter Bottom diameter Length

Cork #inchmm inchmm inchmm

0001/46 5/324 1/2 13

00 5/168 7/325 1/2 13

0 3/810 9/327 1/2 13

1 7/1611 21/648 5/816

2 1/213 3/810 11/1617

3 9/1614 27/6411 3/419

4 5/816 15/3212 13/1620

5 11/1617 17/3213 7/822

6 3/419 37/6415 15/1624

7 13/1621 5/817 1 25

8 7/822 43/6417 1-1/1627

9 15/1624 47/6418 1-1/829

10 1 25 49/6420 49/6431

11 1-1/1627 53/6421 53/6431

12 1-1/829 57/6422 57/6431

Table 3-6 lists my recommendations for a basic set of
laboratory equipment and supplies. With only these items
(and perhaps a few things we’ve forgotten that you can

TABLE 3-6: Recommended basic laboratory equipment and supplies

RCOMMEE nDED LABORATORY EQUIPMEnT AnD SUPPLIES

scrounge around the house), you can complete all of the

laboratories in this book. Most of these are described in

the previous sections.