The Bunsen Burner
Types of Flame
• The yellow flame is
called the safety flame
because it can be seen
easily.
• The blue flame is
much hotter, noisy
and is used for
heating.
Lighting a Bunsen burner
Steps:
1. Check that the rubber tubing is properly
connected to the gas tap.
2. Ensure that the air hole is closed.
3. Light the match.
4. Open the gas tap.
5. Hold the burning match just above the top
of the barrel.
Observations of a Bunsen burner
Airhole
Closed
Open
Noise
of
flame
Colour of Picture of
flame
Gauze mat
What
happened
to the
porcelain?