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What is the purpose of an alcohol lamp's wick?
To control the burn rate
Why do you use a match to light an alcohol lamp?
we use a match to raise the temperature of the alcohol that the wick absorbed
What is a alcohol lamp?
An alcohol lamp consists of a small jar, often glass, with a wick which goes through a hole in the lid. It can be used in place of a candle or as a lantern. It can also be used for gentle heating of something in a laboratory.
What is a alchohol lamp?
Used to heat modeling tools for wax detailing; alcohol fueled with wick or possible spout for flame direction.
How does the alcohol lamp transform heat energy?
An alcohol lamp consists of a small jar, often glass, with a wick which goes through a lid in the jar. It can be used in place of a candle or as a lantern. It can also be used in place of a Bunsen burner for gentle heating of something in a laboratory.The glass jar is filled with alcohol which is flammable. A wick dipped in the alcohol draws alcohol up through the lid, where it burns, like a candle. It can be use for heating at low temperaturesSee the Web Links and Related Questions to the left for more information and a picture.
Why should you not invert an alcohol lamp especially when lighted?
The alcohol may leak out of the reservoir, over the wick and ignite. This could cause a fireball and could cause severe burns.
What is an alcohol lamp how is it used?
An alcohol lamp is a small jar with a special lid that holds a round cotton wick. Most are provided with another lid that fits over the wick to extinguish it and prevent evaporation of the alcohol fuel when not in use. Alcohol inside the jar is drawn up the wick by capillary action and evaporates when it reaches the air. The fumes are ignited, and burn with a temperature of between 500 and 900 degrees F., depending on the location in the flame. Alcohol lamps are normally used when low heat is needed for projects such as woodworking, lab experiments or heating something for a science project.
What is a wick?
A wick is a bundle of fibres within a candle, an oil lamp, or a kerosene heater.
Use of alcohol lamps?
Often alcohol lamps were used in laboratories to heat liquids and chemicals. The flame given off is not very incandescent, it gives off little light. Bunsen burners are used today.
What is a good lamp wick substitute?
Cotton string
Safety precautionary when handling alcohol lamp?
Do not overfill the lamp bottle, check that the wick is long enough, the lamp seal must be tight from spillages and that when ending the experiment, use the cap to extinguish the flame, not using water or blowing the flame out.
Why does oil in the wick of an oil lamp rises?
due to capilliary action
