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Why do you think you were instructed to use an electric hot plate to heat the water instead of a Bunsen burner?
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∙ 11y ago
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.
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Who was the Bunsen burner named after?
The Bunsen burner was named after one of its inventors, Robert Bunsen.
What is the thing for heating objects in science?
A Bunsen Burner (;
Who discovered the Bunsen burner?
Bunsen.
Where does Bunsen burner's energy come from?
A Bunsen burner is a flame that makes a devise that combines flammable gas with air, named after Robert Bunsen, the German chemist who invented an improved Bunsen burner in 1855. A Bunsen burner is used in laboratories.
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.
Did Bunsen create the Bunsen burner?
Robert Bunsen invented the Bunsen burner if that is what you mean?
What science tool is used to heat things up in a lab?
A Bunsen Burner An Electric Mantle A Steam mantle.
When did Robert Bunsen invent the Bunsen burner?
Robert Bunsen invented the Bunsen Burner in 1867.
Why is a Bunsen burner called a Bunsen burner?
because Robert Bunsen made it :)
Why did Robert Bunsen improve the Bunsen burner?
He was a pioneer in Photo Chemistry and also in Organoarsenic chemistry
Different kinds of burner?
Three types of laboratory burners are the Tirrill Burner, Bunsen Burner, and the Meker Burner. The Tirrill and Meker Burner have air and gas adjustments while the Bunsen Burner has only an air adjustment. Hope that helps.
Who was the Bunsen burner named after?
The Bunsen burner was named after one of its inventors, Robert Bunsen.
Where do you store a Bunsen burner?
IN a cupboard but make sure there is a plastic basket and the Bunsen burner must be cooled before stored.
What give Robert Bunsen the idea of the Bunsen burner?
It gave him the idea to call it the Bunsen because he invented it and so he decided to put his surname as Bunsen and it is a burner so Bunsen Burner
Who help Robert Bunsen make the Bunsen burner?
Deric Burner
What controls the gas mixture in a Bunsen burner?
The collar of the bunsen burner
What are the functions of a Bunsen burner in microbiology?
Bunsen burner is a heating apparatus.
