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Should a luminous or non-luminous Bunsen flame be used for heating in the labortary why?
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Why the dominant color of a nonluminous flame on a Bunsen burner blue?
The dominant color of a nonluminous flame on a Bunsen burner is blue. Whereas, the dominant color of a luminous flame on a Bunsen burner is orange.
Should a luminous or non luminous Bunsen flame be used for heating in the laboratory and why?
Non-luminous flame should be used for heating in the laboratory because the flame is steady and produce little or no soot.Non-luminous flame is very hot thus, it is recommendable to use for laboratory purposes.Luminous flame is unsteady while non-luminous flame is steady.Another reason of using non-luminous flame because the flame of non-luminous is blue, and not visible unlike the luminous flame which is yellow in colour and visible.
Why is a Bunsen burner not used for heating when the air hole is closed?
When the air hole is closed, the flame is a luminous flame. This flame is not ideal for heating for the following reasons: it is not as hot as the non-luminous flame it is very unstable it produces a lot of soot thus, only non-luminous flames (the blue one) is ideal for heating. :)
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.
What is appearance of a flame that is used for heating?
luminous
Which flame is not suitable for heating in Bunsen burner?
The yellow flame (or luminous flame) should not be used because 1. It is less hot that the blue flame (or non-luminous flame) 2. It produces soot, as compared to the blue flame which is the clean flame
Which bunsen burner luminous or non luminous flame used in laboratory and why?
The blue flame is used because it is the hottest.
What is the function of Bunsen?
The Bunsen burner is used for heating samples in laboratories.
What are the functions of a Bunsen burner in microbiology?
Bunsen burner is a heating apparatus.
What is the thing for heating objects in science?
A Bunsen Burner (;
How well does a Bunsen burner heat?
What is a Bunsen burner heating curve?
What is used for heating small amounts of liquid in a science lab?
Yes they are used for heating small amounts of liquids!
