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Bunsen Burner Vocabulary


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Bunsen burnerprovides most effective and concentrated source of heat. Mixes a quantity of air with a stream of gas.
burner tubethe removable cylinder at the top of the burner, controls quality of flame
yellow flameresult of too little air being mixed with gas. Flame contains mostly carbon. all gas is not burned
daisy screwlocated underneath the air inlet on the underside of the base. Regulates or controls amount of gas mixed with air, and the height of flame.
ignitedburns; causes a flame
air inletan opening on the lower side of the burner tube. controls amount of air to be mixed with gas
blue flamehotter than a yellow flame because all the gas is burned. right amount of air is mixed with gas.
gas jetshut off valve. to turn gas on and off. located on counter.
shut-off valveto turn gas on and off. located on counter
rubber tubinglong tube that connect the gas inlet to the gas jet
gas inletthe long thin metal tube sticking out from the side of the bunsen burner. connected to the main source of gas.