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If you light the burner from the top, the lighting instrument will be blowin out by the force of the gas.
the gas from the Bunsen burner will cause the existing flame to flare and burn the entire piece of paper and your fingers - and the lab. it's difficult to blow out the burning paper.
Light
So it does not waste to much gas
because it might catch light to the flame and cause an explosion :)
It is used to light the bunsen burner.
The stick used to light a Bunsen burner is called a splint however you have to light the splint with a match
Typically a match or wooden splint (a thin piece of wood) is used to manually ignite a Bunsen burner when the gas is flowing through it.
Typically a match or wooden splint (a thin piece of wood) is used to manually ignite a Bunsen burner when the gas is flowing through it.
when you light up the burner you should see that the Bunsen burners air hole is closed that is the safest flame
If you light the burner from the top, the lighting instrument will be blowin out by the force of the gas.
A Bunsen burner licence is a certificate recognising a student's ability to correctly light a Bunsen burner. It may also require the student to name the parts of a Bunsen burner. yo go boy babe
Matches or lighter
yes there is a flame at the top of a Bunsen burner. there are three different types light blue blue and yellow
No, please don't do this.
You take a match, light it up and turn the knob on the side of the burner.
WHO is teaching you to light Bunsen burners with matchsticks? That is so unsafe and wrong. You can get burned really easily like that, and Bunsen burner burns are always bad. Go to a hardware store and spend $5 on a spark lighter, like welders use to light their torches. Those are a safe way to light your burner.