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Which of the following items may be on the laboratory bench top while doing lab work? (Check all that apply)
Check All That Apply
Cultures (broth tubes agar plates, agar slants)
Equipment items specifically needed to complete the lab activity
Backpack, purse
Pencilor pen
Cell phone
laboratory bench is a workplace for the conduct of scientific research or scientific experiments normally used in various schools, colleges, Research Institute, Medicals, Food safety institution and various other place.
It is made up of Phenolic Resin, a petroleum based chemical which make the bench top solid and resistance to various acids, base, salts, reagents and other highly reactive chemicals.
For an ideal Laboratory, lab bench contains various type of lab instruments such as flasks, test tube, beaker, pipette, cylindrical flask, dropper, bunsen burner, and various other instruments. It also contains a Rack which contains various chemicals such as HCL, sulphuric acid, acetic acid, bariumhydroide, and other reagents which is used in an experiment.
So, According to your questions.
List of things should be present on lab bench is.
a) Culture (upon which the experiment is done mainly experiment based on microbs)
b) Equipment and various instruments needed for that experiment to complete it.
d) Pencils or pen to notedown your observation of the experiment.
The wrong options are
c) Bagpack or purse - because any chemicals may fall on it and may cause inflammes and may be hazardous.
e) Cellphone - Any chemicals or reagent may fall and damage the cellphone, and cellphone has some radiation which may affect the lab experiments.