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Bunsen burner
A Bunsen burner

A Bunsen burner is a common piece of laboratory equipment. It is commonly used for heating chemical substances, sterilization, and combustion. It works by burning flammable gas. It is named after Robert Wilhelm Bunsen. Bunsen was a German chemist. Bunsen did not invent the burner, he made it better. Originally, Michael Faraday developed the Bunsen burner. A Bunsen burner has different types of flames, with each having a different colour. Bunsen burners can be very hot.

 
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  • Bunsen burner flame types

    Bunsen burner flames depend on air flow in the throat holes (on the burner side, not the needle valve for gas flow): 1. air hole closed (safety flame used for lighting or default), 2. air hole slightly open, 3. air hole half open, 4. air hole fully open (roaring blue flame).

  • Laboratory tripod with other lab equipments

    A Bunsen burner situated below a tripod


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