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Q: Why is a luminous yellow flame on a Bunsen burner often smokey?
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What is the name when the air hole is closed on a Bunsen burner?

It is a luminous yellow flame. 🔥


What kind of flame are produced by the Bunsen burner?

The two types of flames a Bunsen burner can produce are a luminous, yellow flame and a "roaring" blue flame. The blue flame is much hotter than the yellow flame.


Which flame should one use if he is leaving a Bunsen burner unattended?

Luminous since it is visible


What are the two kinds of flames produced by Bunsen burner?

The two types of flames a Bunsen burner can produce are a luminous, yellow flame and a "roaring" blue flame. The blue flame is much hotter than the yellow flame.


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 colour is the Bunsen burner safety flame?

Yellow/Orange. The blue one is harder to see and hotter.


Which flame on a Bunsen burner is silent?

The silent flame on the Bunsen burner is the yellow/orange flame.


When air hole of the Bunsen burner is closed what is the observation?

When the air valve in closed a yellow luminous flame is observed due to carbon particles from in incomplete combustion.


What are the characteristics of the luminous Bunsen flame?

A luminous flame is blue and is air/oxygen rich and occurs when the Bunsen vent is open. A non-luminous falme is very yellow and smoky and is fuel rich. It occurs when the Bunsen vent is closed.


Why does white pottery go black in a yellow flame on the Bunsen burner?

what happens when you put pottery on a bunsen burner


What color will a flame produce if there is limited air?

Limited oxygen intake in a lit Bunsen burner will emit a luminous, or yellow, flame. This type of flame is not usually used in the laboratory.


What is the coolest flame on a Bunsen burner?

yellow flame