Chemistry Laboratory

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The laboratory is laid out on the top most floor of the school building. A spacious room with adequate lighting and ventilation is provided for this purpose.

Layout

Work tables for students are laid out in rooms where each student is provided with an independent work place. Tabletops and sinks are of granamite to make them acid and stain proof. Each sink has a bent nozzle water tap so as to have a controlled water supply. Each work place has a gas burner with centralized gas supply. Burners are supplied with regulators to monitor the flame as per requirement. Chemicals, salts and required acids are also neatly stacked on the worktable. There is a separate enclosure for the storage of chemicals and apparatus. A separate worktable and blackboard is earmarked to facilitate the teacher in-charge to explain and demonstrate the experiment they are required to perform.

Duties of Laboratory Assistants

A full time lab assistant is provided. She keeps all the necessary records of chemicals, apparatus and equipments of the laboratory. She supplies the students with necessary apparatus for conducting experiments, as and when required.

Students

Each class is divided in three groups so that a handful of students can work in the laboratory in a congenial atmosphere. The teacher in-charge is present when the students carry out the experiments. This enables them to clarify any doubt.

Safety from hazards

Adequate care has been taken to prevent any incidental hazards. Fire extinguishers are hung outside the lab. Large windows and exhaust fans expel fumes, smoke etc. out of the room. The top most floor has been selected so that the expelled air travels upwards. It is mandatory for the students and staff to wear protective coats when they are inside the work area. A full time nurse is available to provide first aid, if necessary. Necessary care has been taken to provide quality service and education to students.