Laboratory is defined as the place built for the purpose of carrying out experiments, to be considered ideal, it needs to have the proper instruments and conditions to offer security to the professional. Do you know who works at this location? They are scientists, like chemists, for example.
What do you need to have in a lab?
There needs to be plenty of water, gas, electricity and good working conditions such as favorable ventilation and lighting. And as the environment can pose risks, it is necessary to have safety equipment before starting a experiment, they are: long-sleeved apron (jacket), safety glasses, closed shoes and gloves. rubber. In this way, skin and clothing are protected from possible accidents.
The most common inconveniences in a laboratory are corrosive acids, they damage because of their corrosive power: they destroy clothes, plastics, they just don't attack the glass. But this shouldn't be anything new to us, since our own house is a veritable chemical laboratory, see why:
Let's consider cleaning products such as bleach, floor stain removers, oven cleaners, sink cleaners, etc. Did you know that in all of them we find an acid as a component? That's right, and that's why they are very dangerous, hence the recommendation to use gloves and masks for the application of these products.
Now you know, the laboratory is a place where experiments with dangerous products are carried out, but whose purpose is the very benefit of man. It is enough to know how to use what science offers us with awareness.
By Líria Alves
Graduated in Chemistry
Brazil School Team
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SOUZA, Líria Alves de. "What is a Chemistry Laboratory?"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/quimica/o-que-um-laboratorio.htm. Accessed on June 28, 2021.