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Turn the collar and the flame will get hotter
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What is the purpose of a collar on a Bunsen burner?
It's the part of the Bunsen burner which lets in air, adjusting the strength of the flame. basically the hole at the bottom with the twisty bit.
Why did Robert Bunsen create the Bunsen burner?
A man named Michael Faraday created and invented the Bunsen Burner, Robert Bunsen improved it by making the flame cleaner, hotter and non luminous. The Bunsen Burner was named after him, but that does not mean he made it.
How do you light a Bunsen burner?
You need to close the hole and plug it into the gas point then light the match and then turn on the gas, to make the flame hotter open the hole.Note: do NOT light the Bunsen burner next to flammable substance
Why does turning the collar on a busen burner make the flame hotter?
Flames need air to expand and grow, or become hotter. The oxygen circles the flame and makes the flame alter. The collar allows air to get to the flame.
Where do you store a Bunsen burner?
IN a cupboard but make sure there is a plastic basket and the Bunsen burner must be cooled before stored.
How can you make a Bunsen burner hotter?
By using the correct ratio of oxygen and fuel mixture. Opening the air hole in the Bunsen burner increase the oxygen which helps the flame burner hotter .
How do you get a big flame with the Bunsen burner?
how do you make the flame on busen burner bigger
Why is more air needed to make the Bunsen burner flame hotter?
Because more oxygen is needed for fuel for fire.
How can you make the flame hotter in the bunesen burner?
Twist the collar at the bottom of the Bunsen burner to allow more oxygen to mix with the methane. This will produce a blue flame that is very hot and may be difficult to see, so be careful.
What type of a flame is best to use?
if you are talking about what flame to use on a Bunsen burner than the yellow flame is to make sure that everyone knows that there is a flame but the blue flame (less visible) is used as the hotter flame and the better one.
How do i control the height of the burner flame?
You can make the flame hotter by first, lowering the flame from the starting point by slowly closing the gas valve until the flame is at a medium height. Then, you should increase the oxygen intake by slowly opening the oxygen valve until you have a completely non-luminous flame (an all-blue flame), which is hotter than an orange or yellow flame.
Is the hole open or closed on a Bunsen burner to make a safety flame?
It is closed to make a safety flame.
What is the purpose of a collar on a Bunsen burner?
It's the part of the Bunsen burner which lets in air, adjusting the strength of the flame. basically the hole at the bottom with the twisty bit.
What is the characteristics of a safety flame I have really hard homework and it say draw a safety flame and label the characteristics of this flame i have no idea what characteristics are?
I'm only in Yr 7 and i know,anyways the characteristics are what it contains a safety flame is when the flem is on and orangey colour and is not as hot as the blue flame.For example you are using a Bunsen burner (you gotta have used a Bunsen burner at least once at scholl cause i have,any ways the blue flame is always hotter than the orangey flame (the safety flame) because to make a blue flame you need to open the Bunsen burner jacket to let oxygen pass through.Sp the characteristics are that the safety flem is an orangey cour as oppsed o the blue flame,which is also much hotter than the safety flame.
How do you make a roaring flame on the Bunsen burner?
To get a roaring (blue) flame you simply turn the sleeve on the Bunsen burner's chimney to completely open the air hole under it. The new blue flame will be hard to see so close the air hole afterwards to make a visible flame.
What do you do to a Bunsen burner to create a safety flame?
you make sure that the nosel is covered otherwise it wont be a safe flame
How can you make a safety flame on a Bunsen burner?
close the air hole by twisting the collar
