bunsen burner
Experiment 1: The Bunsen burner Introduction The Bunsen burner is a device used to control a little fire. It is used in chemistry labs because the Bunsen burner is able to adjust the height and temperature of the flame. The Bunsen burner uses methane gas and oxygen to combust. When using the Bunsen burner, goggles should be on your eyes because dangerous chemicals or gases can go into your eyes. The Bunsen burner has four main parts. The Bunsen burner has a gas inlet, which is the area the rubber tube (carries gas) is attached to the base. The Bunsen burner has a barrel, which is a vertical tube where the methane gas is mixed with the air. The Bunsen burner has air ports, which are adjustable openings at the base of the barrel used to regulate the amount of air into the gas stream (temperature of the flame). The Bunsen burner also has an adjustment needle valve, sometimes called spud, which regulates the supply of gas (height of the flame). Objective To use and analyze the functions of the Bunsen burner correctly and to find out why it works. ... Bunsen burner- The Bunsen burner is a device that is used to regulate the height and temperature of a flame. ... Analyze all the parts of the Bunsen burner. ... Place the burner in the box and attach the burner to the gas jet (it was attached already).