Chemical Materials

Chemical Materials

Beaker

A beaker is a simple container for stirring, mixing and heating liquids used in many laboratories. Beakers are cylindrical in shape, with a flat bottom and a lip for pouring. Many also have a small "spout" or "beak" to aid the pouring process. Beakers are available from a wide range of sizes, from up to one millilitre to several litres. 

Beakers are commonly made of glass (today usually borosilicate glass), but can also be in metal (such as stainless steel or aluminium) or certain plastics (notably polythene, polypropylene). A common use for polypropylene beakers is gamma spectral analysis of liquid and solid samples