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How do you regulate the size of a flame when using a Bunsen Burner?
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∙ 12y ago
by limiting the amount of oxygen you can get incomplete combustion where the flame is coolest and complete where it goes blue and is bare hot
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Why is it important that you should tie your hair back when using a Bunsen burner?
It is important to pull your hair back when using a Bunsen burner to prevent it from coming into contact with the open flame and igniting your hair.You are instructed to pull back your hair when using a Bunsen burner to prevent your hair from coming into contact with the open flame and catching your hair aflame.
Bunsen burner megajoule rating?
Depends on what type of burner you're using and what 'setting' it is on.
What is a wire gouze used for?
Wire gouse is for when you are using a Bunsen burner and you need to put something on top of it, you don't just lay it on the flame you use a stand to put over the burner and then put the wire gouse on the stand then you put your chemical on the wire gouse. By: KankaShank
Why do you think you were instructed to use an electric hot plate to heat the water instead of a Bunsen burner?
In most cases for heating water you would use a Bunsen burner as the it would produce more heat but in the case of safety protocol, heat plates are used as a substitute. Usually because you are using some sort of flammable substance during the experiment so an open flame would not be permitted.
Can you measure the temperature of a flame of a Bunsen burner using a thermometer?
Yes, and No. You will get an inaccurate number since of air temperature and a few variables, but it will be relatively close. I do not recommend this, because a few things may happen, and even some I do not even know of. The thermometer will get hot and melt. Or explode. And many other things can happen.
Why do you use the blue flame while using a Bunsen burner?
hottest part of flame
Which elements may be excited using a Bunsen burner flame?
sodium
Why is a Bunsen burner better than using a candle or a fire?
Bunsen burners are preferred over candles or fires because the Bunsen burner produces a much higher temperature (noted by the blue flame) and it is much easier to contain/control a Bunsen Burner flame.
What is a Bunsen burner and what is its function?
The bunsen burner is used to heat items for experiments using a controllable temperature flame and surface area at which the heat is applied to the vessel.
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 .
Why is it safer to evaporate alcohol using an infra red heater rather than using a Bunsen burner?
The Bunsen burner uses an ope flame, making it easier for the alcohol to ignite.
What is the maximum temperatures that can be achieved using a blue flame on a Bunsen burner?
Maximum temperature is 16000C
Why do you have to use the yellow flame when not using the Bunsen burner?
You don't have to use the yellow flame but its not recommended for heating as its a lot cooler than the blue flame.
Why is it important that you should tie your hair back when using a Bunsen burner?
It is important to pull your hair back when using a Bunsen burner to prevent it from coming into contact with the open flame and igniting your hair.You are instructed to pull back your hair when using a Bunsen burner to prevent your hair from coming into contact with the open flame and catching your hair aflame.
What kind of flame takes longer time to boil water using Bunsen burner?
few long water
How do you be safe using a Bunsen burner?
how to be safe using a Bunsen Burner:1. never leave the flame unattended... especially when on the blue flame.2. always wear safety glasses.3. don't heat up anything metal because they will get very hot.4. don't let young children near the Bunsen burner when it's on.5. always have someone watch it.6. turn the gas off immediately when the flame goes out.
What is a meeker burner?
A meeker burner is like a Bunsen burner in the fact that it uses propane as a fuel source, but there are many differences. A meeker burner burns hotter then a Bunsen burner and it also has a grid over the flame that causes the flame and heat to vibrate as the propane burns.
