🔧 Physics Laboratory Equipment & Their Uses
These are mostly used in chemistry/biology labs, but also sometimes in physics or general science labs (especially if there is overlap with experiments needing liquids, heating, chemical reactions, etc.). H.L. Scientific provides a wide range of such items.
Role of H.L. Scientific Industries
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H.L. Scientific Industries manufactures and supplies a wide range of laboratory equipment — from basic glassware and plasticware to advanced physics-, biology-, chemistry- and engineering- lab instruments.
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H.L. Scientific catalog includes glassware & plasticware, heating/sterilization equipment, analytical instruments, specialized instruments such as physics apparatus (optical benches, interferometers, beam-bending apparatus, etc.), making them a one-stop supplier for educational, research, and industrial labs.
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Being located in Ambala (near your region), they can be a convenient and relevant vendor if you’re planning to set up or upgrade a lab.
| # |
Equipment |
Use / Purpose |
| 1 |
Beaker |
Cylindrical container with spout — used for mixing, stirring, heating liquids or chemicals. |
| 2 |
Erlenmeyer flask (Conical flask) |
For mixing or reacting liquids — shape helps swirl without spilling; used in experiments requiring containment or mixing. |
| 3 |
Volumetric flask |
For preparing solutions of precise, known volume. Useful when you need exact concentration in chemistry or related experiments. |
| 4 |
Graduated (Measuring) Cylinder |
Tall, narrow, marked with graduated scale — used to measure volumes of liquids more accurately than beakers. Useful for measuring, diluting, or monitoring volume changes. |
| 5 |
Test Tube |
Small glass tubes for small-scale reactions, heating small amounts of liquid/solid, observing reactions, or sample handling. |
| 6 |
Pipette (graduated or volumetric) |
For transferring or measuring small, precise volumes of liquid — essential when accuracy matters for solution preparation or experiments. |
| 7 |
Burette |
Long graduated glass tube with stopcock — used for titration experiments requiring precise, controlled dispensing of liquids. |
| 8 |
Funnel |
Helps in transferring liquids or fine powders into containers with narrow mouths, avoiding spills. Useful in filtering or decanting. |
| 9 |
Petri Dish |
Shallow dish (usually for biology labs) — e.g. growing cultures. Provided by H.L. Scientific (though more biology-oriented). |
| 10 |
Reagent / Storage Bottle |
For storing liquids, chemicals or prepared solutions safely. |
Heating, Drying, Sterilization & Support Apparatus
These items help in experiments requiring heat, controlled heating, sterilization (especially in biology/chemistry labs), or support apparatus for lab setups. H.L. Scientific offers many of these.
| # |
Equipment |
Use / Purpose |
| 11 |
Bunsen Burner |
Used to heat substances, carry out combustion, or supply a flame for heating in experiments. |
| 12 |
Hot Plate |
Provides controlled heating on a flat surface — useful when uniform heating is needed without open flame. |
| 13 |
Drying Oven / Hot Air Oven |
Used for drying glassware or sterilizing equipment or materials by hot air — useful in labs needing dry conditions or sterilization. |
| 14 |
Lab Stand, Clamps, Tongs, Retort Stand |
Support apparatus for holding flasks, burettes, test tubes etc. during experiments. Essential for safety and stability. |
Physics-Specific & Measurement Instruments
These are more specific to physics experiments (mechanics, electricity, optics, etc.). H.L. Scientific includes many of these in its physics apparatus catalog.
| # |
Equipment |
Use / Purpose |
| 15 |
Meter Scale / Measuring Tape / Meter-stick |
For measuring distances, lengths, heights — used in mechanics experiments (motion, pendulum, projectile motion, etc.) |
| 16 |
Vernier Calipers |
For precise measurement of small lengths, external/internal dimensions, diameters — useful in experiments needing accurate dimensional measurement. |
| 17 |
Screw Gauge (Micrometer) |
Measures very small thicknesses or diameters (e.g. wire, thin sheets), with high precision (better than simple scale). |
| 18 |
Stopwatch / Timer |
To measure time intervals in experiments, e.g. motion, oscillations, pendulum, reaction times. Critical for dynamics experiments. |
| 19 |
Spring Balance |
Measures force or weight (in newtons) — used in force & mechanics experiments, weight-mass relationship, gravity, friction etc. |
| 20 |
Beam Balance |
For measuring mass of objects by comparison, useful in density, buoyancy or mass-based experiments. |
| 21 |
Pendulum (Bob + Stand) |
To study periodic motion, simple harmonic motion (SHM), oscillations; used to determine gravitational acceleration, time period, etc. |
| 22 |
Optical Bench |
Provides a stable platform to mount lenses, mirrors, prisms, light sources — used in optics experiments (image formation, focal length, refraction, etc.). H.L. Scientific lists this under their physics apparatus. |
| 23 |
Lens & Prism Set |
For experiments on refraction, dispersion, lens/mirror-based image formation, studying optics laws like Snell’s law, focal length, magnification etc. |
| 24 |
Galvanometer |
Sensitive instrument to detect small electric currents — used in electrical circuit experiments, null detection methods, bridge circuits. |
| 25 |
Ammeter |
Used to measure current (electric current) in a circuit (analog or digital) — essential for electrical experiments. |
| 26 |
Voltmeter |
Measures potential difference (voltage) across circuit elements — used in circuit experiments, Ohm’s law tests etc. |
| 27 |
Multimeter |
A versatile instrument combining ammeter, voltmeter, ohmmeter (sometimes more) — useful for measuring current, voltage, resistance, continuity — good for various electrical experiments. |
| 28 |
Rheostat / Variable Resistor |
Used to vary resistance and thereby control current in circuits — useful for experiments involving Ohm’s law, heating effect of current, circuit behavior under varying resistance. |
| 29 |
Power Supply Unit (DC/AC) |
Provides regulated electrical supply — needed when building electrical circuits or experiments needing a steady voltage/current source. |
| 30 |
Spring / Mass-Spring Apparatus |
For studying mechanics: elasticity, Hooke’s law, oscillations, energy in springs etc. (Some labs call these spring balances / spring setups.) |
Advanced / Specialized / Educational Physics & Science Apparatus
These are more advanced instruments that are often used in teaching labs (college), research, or demonstration labs. H.L. Scientific offers many such instruments.
| # |
Equipment / Apparatus |
Use / Purpose |
| 31 |
Optical Bench |
As above: a stable platform to mount lenses, mirrors, light sources — for optics experiments like image formation, measurement of focal length, refraction, experiments on interference, diffraction (depending on attachments). |
| 32 |
Spherometer |
Used to measure curvature (radius of curvature) of spherical surfaces — useful in optics to characterize lenses/mirrors, or in physics projects involving curved surfaces. |
| 33 |
Interferometer (e.g. Michelson Interferometer) |
Used for wave optics experiments: interference, determination of wavelengths, precise measurements of small distances, refractive index experiments. H.L. Scientific lists these as part of their physics apparatus catalog. |
| 34 |
Beam-Bending / Bending of Beam Apparatus |
For studying properties of materials: bending under load, relationship between load and deflection — important in material science / mechanics labs. |
| 35 |
Magnetic / Electromagnetic Apparatus: Magnets, Compass, Magnetic Field Demonstration Kits |
For experiments in magnetism: studying magnetic fields, field lines, electromagnetic induction, behavior of magnets, compass orientation etc. (Though H.L. listing refers generally to physics apparatus; magnetic tools are often part of standard physics lab kits.) |
| 36 |
Sound / Acoustics Apparatus (Pendulum, Sonometer, Tuning Forks, etc.) |
Used in experiments on waves, oscillations, sound, resonance — to study properties like frequency, wave speed, resonance conditions, wave superposition. (Standard in many physics labs.) |
| 37 |
Heat / Thermal Physics Apparatus (Calorimeter, Thermometer, Heat engines / models) |
For experiments on heat, thermal equilibrium, specific heat, heat transfer, calorimetry, thermodynamics models. Some of these are part of broader lab equipment lists. |
| 38 |
Electrical Circuit Kits / Breadboards / Circuit Experiment Setups |
For experiments involving circuits, Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, series/parallel resistances, measurement of current/voltage/resistance — essential for teaching electricity & electronics. |
| 39 |
Power Supply Units (DC/AC), Rheostats, Resistances, Meters |
As above — to set up and conduct controlled electrical experiments reliably and safely. |
| 40 |
Teacher / Student Models & Demonstration Kits (e.g. Physics models, Engineering lab models) |
Useful for demonstration, teaching complex concepts in mechanics, electricity, optics, material science, etc. H.L. Scientific provides many such educational-grade models/instruments. |
Example: Some Physics Lab Items (Supplied by H.L. Scientific) in Use
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Optical Bench + Lens/Prism set → experiments in optics: determining focal length, image formation, refraction, dispersion, etc.
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Spherometer → measuring curvature or radius of curvature of lenses/mirrors: important in optics and lens design analysis.
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Beam-bending apparatus → mechanics/materials experiments: load vs deflection, Young’s modulus calculation, stress/strain studies.
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Pendulum + Stopwatch + Meter-scale → experiments on oscillations, SHM, acceleration due to gravity.
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Circuit kits (Power supply + voltmeter/ammeter/multimeter + rheostat/resistors) → electrical experiments: Ohm’s law, resistance measurement, series/parallel circuits, current/voltage measurements.
