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The reason as to why a gas flame would be an orange colour would be from an incomplete combustion reaction. This occurs when paper is burned; the paper is reacting with the oxygen in the air, and it producing CO2, Carbon (ash), CO and H2O. This reaction can be represented in a chemcial equation; CH3 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O + CO + C .
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoMany common flames involve combustion of carbon - either in the form of coal or as a hydrocarbon. Incomplete combustion of carbon results in the formation of carbon monoxide. The oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide results in an orange-yellow flame.
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∙ 12y agoA blue flame means you are getting a good gas/air mixture.
If it is orange or yellow then there is more gas than air and should be adjusted.
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∙ 14y agobecause the pressure is being released when you first turn it on, then it levels out to what you adjusted it to
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∙ 14y agoNot enough oxygen
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To much to much oxygen
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What does orange in the flame on a gas stove top mean?
Improper gas/air mixture.
What does the flame in a gas cooker go out when you turn the gas off?
The flame goes out because you turned it off.
Why does closing the gas tap a little reduce the size of the flame?
Closing the gas tap a little reduces the amount of gas flowing into the burner. This causes a reduction in flame.
Why domestic gas burns with a blue flame?
The hotter a hydrocarbon gas burns, the bluer the flame. An orange flame indicates a cool flame with incomplete combustion since soot (unburnt carbon) glows orange. Hydrogen gas burns so completely and so hot that it emits light in the ultraviolet. You cannot see a hydrogen gas flame. Alcohol fires, similarly, tend to burn very efficiently and are nearly invisible--as anybody who watches NASCAR races knows.
How do you regulate the burners flame on a stove?
You turn the gas control knob, son.
When you cook spaghetti in water you have salted with NaCl When the water boils it causes the flame of the gas burner to turn bright orange How would you explain the appearance of a color in the flame?
The sodium turns the flame bright orange..
What causes of the flame to be orange when the airholes of the Bunsen burner is close?
The flame appears to have an orange color depending on the amount of gas being burned. The orange color is also due to the light spectrum that your eyes are catching.
What is the difference between a yellow gas flame and a orange gas flame?
Well like with any flame, the lighter the flame, the higher the temperature of the flame. If the flam is burning Yellow, it is at a higher temperature and is burning more oxygen than an orange flame is. That is your difference other than the color.
What does orange in the flame on a gas stove top mean?
Improper gas/air mixture.
What does the flame in a gas cooker go out when you turn the gas off?
The flame goes out because you turned it off.
Why is gas blue and orange?
A blue flame means you are getting a good gas/air mixture. If it is orange or yellow then there is more gas than air and should be adjusted.
Why does closing the gas tap a little reduce the size of the flame?
Closing the gas tap a little reduces the amount of gas flowing into the burner. This causes a reduction in flame.
How do they put the Olympic flame out?
They just turn the gas off
Why domestic gas burns with a blue flame?
The hotter a hydrocarbon gas burns, the bluer the flame. An orange flame indicates a cool flame with incomplete combustion since soot (unburnt carbon) glows orange. Hydrogen gas burns so completely and so hot that it emits light in the ultraviolet. You cannot see a hydrogen gas flame. Alcohol fires, similarly, tend to burn very efficiently and are nearly invisible--as anybody who watches NASCAR races knows.
Why is it advisable to turn a luminous flame to a non luminous flame when the flame is not in use?
prevents soot generation
What does orange in the flame on a gas furnace indicate?
yellow flame needs more air or cleaned orange flame could indicate moisture in the fuel if propane have your tank treated your L.P. dealer should be able to do this also I have seen this when people use hemidfers the orange is burnning of the minerals in the water
What happpens to the flame when you slowly turn the gas off in a Bunsen burner?
When you reduce the gas, the flame goes down because you are starving the flame. Slowly turning off the gas is the correct way to put out a Bunsen burner. Never blow it out or gas will collect in the room.
