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The hottest part is the internal flame triangle in the blue flame (roaring blue flame) - up to 700 0C.
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What is the blue flame of a Bunsen burner for?
The blue flame is caused by allowing more air into the stem of the Bunsen burner - it produces a fiercer, hotter flame. If the air flow is restricted, the flame turns yellowish and is more like a wax candle.
Which is more useful between an alcohol lamp and Bunsen burner?
A Bunsen Burner is more useful because its flame is more controllable , it can reach a roaring blue flame, and its features such as the collar and the gas controller makes it safer.
How can you fix the yellow flame in Bunsen burner?
Open the collar to let more air enter the burner. This will produce a bluer and fiercer flame.
What is turned to used to change the type of flame a Bunsen burner produces?
You would turn the collar on a Bunsen Burner so that the holes are exposing the flame to more oxygen to produce a blue flame. Close the holes by turning the collar to turn it back to the yellow (dirty) flame.
What is the purpose of a wire gauze to a Bunsen burner?
It is to prevent direct contact of the glass with the flame of the Bunsen burner. This lowers the possibility of the glass shattering when being heated Read more: What_is_the_purpose_of_the_wire_gauze_placed_over_a_bunsen_burner
What is the blue flame of a Bunsen burner for?
The blue flame is caused by allowing more air into the stem of the Bunsen burner - it produces a fiercer, hotter flame. If the air flow is restricted, the flame turns yellowish and is more like a wax candle.
Does the Bunsen burner flame roar or burn quietly?
A Bunsen burner flame can both roar and burn quietly, by allowing more oxygen to reach the flame by opening a valve it will roar, by closing the valve the flame will flicker
Which is more useful between an alcohol lamp and Bunsen burner?
A Bunsen Burner is more useful because its flame is more controllable , it can reach a roaring blue flame, and its features such as the collar and the gas controller makes it safer.
How can you fix the yellow flame in Bunsen burner?
Open the collar to let more air enter the burner. This will produce a bluer and fiercer flame.
What is turned to used to change the type of flame a Bunsen burner produces?
You would turn the collar on a Bunsen Burner so that the holes are exposing the flame to more oxygen to produce a blue flame. Close the holes by turning the collar to turn it back to the yellow (dirty) flame.
Why can't you heat an object with the safety flame on a Bunsen burner?
Because it is 'dirty', meaning it leaves soot. Also because it isn't that hot.
How can you make the hottest flame on a Bunsen burner?
By increasing the size of the opening at the base, allowing more oxygen to the flame. The hottest flame is the blue flame.
How can you tell if there is too much air mixing with the gas in the Bunsen burner?
The more air the fiercer the flame and the hotter the flame.
What is the purpose of a wire gauze to a Bunsen burner?
It is to prevent direct contact of the glass with the flame of the Bunsen burner. This lowers the possibility of the glass shattering when being heated Read more: What_is_the_purpose_of_the_wire_gauze_placed_over_a_bunsen_burner
Who made the first Bunsen burner?
The Bunsen burner was first invented by a British physicist and chemist called Michael Faraday in the early 19th century. It was than improved by a famous German chemist called Robert Bunsen in 1850. The second Bunsen burner was now safer, easier and more efficient and has an 'air hole' so you could change the flame from a safety flame (the yellow one) to a efficient flame (the blue one).
When was the first Bunsen burner made?
The Bunsen burner was first invented by a British physicist and chemist called Michael Faraday in the early 19th century. It was than improved by a famous German chemist called Robert Bunsen in 1850. The second Bunsen burner was now safer, easier and more efficient and has an 'air hole' so you could change the flame from a safety flame (the yellow one) to a efficient flame (the blue one).
Which cone gives off more heat on a Bunsen Burner?
The tip of the inner flame is the hottest.
