Bunsen Burner Demo

Mr. Keller, Chemistry Teacher, demonstrates how to light and properly adjust a bunsen burner flame. He also shows students some interesting features of the flame. These include its double-cone structure and the non-burning region just above the barrel of the burner. Finally, he reminds students that combustion of hydrocarbons results in the creation of CO2 (carbon dioxide) and H2O (water).

Category:

Education

Tags:

• bunsen
• burner
• bunsen burner
• flame
• candle
• combustion
• condensation
• match
• matches

[adolffims1]

hey dude, i got a bunser burner but i cant get a blue flame, just blue at its bottom and yellow at the half/top....even with all the air entrances open..... whats wrong? sorry for bad english =/

thanks

[aaronakeller]

@adolffims1 The burner itself might be of bad design. Also, the burner may be dirty or clogged with corrosion. Without having it in front of me I can't really tell for sure exactly what's wrong.

[itchyb00]

I'm new to chemistry and this was very helpful, thx. =D

[aaronakeller]

You're welcome.

[LightKing69]

i learned this 20 years ago

[klm4298]

@AlcoholLevel No. 

[AlcoholLevel]

with all of the lawyers in this country I'm surprised school still allow students to use these tools. Could be opportunity ripe for an enterprising young student out of law school?

[keljackson]

Great video. EVERY MIDDLE AND HIGHSCHOOL needs an experience like this to get American students excited about science. Bravo!

[Nerd042]

Wow, what an excellent video. And a brilliantly passionate teacher.

[globalcorey]

I wish my chemistry teacher taught us this.

[cmamfgf]

thats not how i do it at all...

[MrRandomnezz]

@race1717 my teacher says to use two hands

[fairyheli2]

if you change from roaring to safety flame suddenly it makes fireballs!