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No. The blue flame is called the roaring flame because it makes a sort of hissing sound, it is also not called the safety flame because it emits very little light so it is a hazard. It is a hazard because you can not see it very well so it is dangerous.

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Why can't you heat an object with the safety flame on a Bunsen burner?

Because it is 'dirty', meaning it leaves soot. Also because it isn't that hot.


What is the blue flame called of a Bunsen burner?

The blue flame is called a roaring flame and the yellow flame is called the safety flame.


How cold can a Bunsen burner flame be?

a Bunsen burner flame can be 20* to 2000*


What is another name for the Bunsen burner?

you would use the safety flame when not heating anything because the blue flame is for heating because its hotter than yellow.


When was the first Bunsen burner made?

The Bunsen burner was first invented by a British physicist and chemist called Michael Faraday in the early 19th century. It was than improved by a famous German chemist called Robert Bunsen in 1850. The second Bunsen burner was now safer, easier and more efficient and has an 'air hole' so you could change the flame from a safety flame (the yellow one) to a efficient flame (the blue one).

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Bunsen burner blue flame?

The blue flame of the Bunsen burner is when it is hottest. The yellow flame is the safety flame. you should always start the burner on the safety flame which is produced when the holes on its base are closed.


What flame should the Bunsen burner be left on?

Safety flame


What is the yellow flame used for in a Bunsen burner?

As a safety flame, keep it on this if the burner is not in use :)


Why can't you heat an object with the safety flame on a Bunsen burner?

Because it is 'dirty', meaning it leaves soot. Also because it isn't that hot.


What do you call an air hole closed on a Bunsen burner?

It is often called the safety flame, (often referred to as put it on the safety flame).


What is the blue flame called of a Bunsen burner?

The blue flame is called a roaring flame and the yellow flame is called the safety flame.


Which flame is not suitable for heating in Bunsen burner and why?

The yellow flame because that is the safety flame


Where is the hottest part on the safety flame on a Bunsen burner?

In the fire


Is the hole open or closed on a Bunsen burner to make a safety flame?

It is closed to make a safety flame.


Why is safety flame on Bunsen burner not safe?

Because even though it is safer than other flames it is still a flame and it can burn you. It is so called the "safety flame" because it is visible (yellow) and so we have a visual reminder that the Bunsen burner is burning. Compared with the usual flame (blue) which is hard to see.


Is the cold flame on a Bunsen burner wavy or steady?

The safety flame, the cold one, is wavy.


What are the 4 names of Bunsen burner flames?

Safety flame medium flame roaring flam