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    Robert Bunsen, born on March 31, 1811, is known for inventing the Bunsen burner. The Bunsen burner produces a blue, hot flame when the collar is fully open, and a yellow, cooler flame when it is partially closed. It works by mixing gas from the gas jet with air drawn in through the air hole, and has a barrel that raises the flame for easier heating. Bunsen discovered the elements caesium and rubidium, and improved chemistry laboratory practices with the invention of his burner. He died on August 16, 1899.

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    Robert Bunsen, born on March 31, 1811, is known for inventing the Bunsen burner. The Bunsen burner produces a blue, hot flame when the collar is fully open, and a yellow, cooler flame when it is partially closed. It works by mixing gas from the gas jet with air drawn in through the air hole, and has a barrel that raises the flame for easier heating. Bunsen discovered the elements caesium and rubidium, and improved chemistry laboratory practices with the invention of his burner. He died on August 16, 1899.

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    Today in Chemistry History Ci COMPOUND

    INTEREST

    31st March – Robert Bunsen’s birthday (1811) and the Bunsen burner

    Robert Bunsen
    Cs Rb
    Born
    31 March 1811 1855 1860 1861
    Robert Bunsen is best known for
    Died the eponymous Bunsen burner and
    16 August 1899 discovering caesium and rubidium.

    The Bunsen burner


    The flame

    The coolest flame (safety flame) is


    yellow/orange, due to incandescent The collar
    soot particles. The hotter, ‘roaring’
    flame is blue. The collar allows the flow of air into the
    burner to be adjusted. A blue, roaring
    flame is produced when it is completely
    The barrel open; a safety flame is produced when
    it is closed.
    The barrel raises the height of the
    flame, allowing it to be used more
    easily for heating.
    The air hole and gas jet

    The fuel The air hole allows air into the burner
    (adjustable with the collar). The air is
    drawn in by the rush of gas ejected from
    Methane is usually the gas used from the gas jet.
    gas taps to fuel Bunsen burners. Both
    propane and butane can also be used
    as fuels.

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