Bunsen Burner

Bunsen Burner

An important piece of
equipment used for
heating in the lab.
Can be very dangerous if
care is not taken.
 Parts of the Bunsen Burner

Hottest part of
the flame

Barrel

Air hole

Collar Gas Jet

Gas Hose Base

 How to light a Bunsen Burner

1. Connect hose to gas tap

2. Make sure the air hole is closed

3. LIGHT THE MATCH and place

near the top of the Bunsen burner

4. Turn on gas LAST

Different Flames
 Characteristics of the Yellow Flame
Air holes closed

Safety Flame

Relatively Cool

Highly Visible

Dirty Flame
 Characteristics of the Blue Flame
Air holes open

Heating Flame

Relatively Hot

Difficult to see

Clean Flame
Region 1 is where the mostly
unburned gas and oxygen
mixture are pushing above the lip
of the Bunsen Burner. Region 1
exists because the gas coming out
of the tube is cool.
Region 2 would be a reducing
region within the flame. This
region is hot and burns the fuel
and oxygen coming out of the
tube.
Region 3 would be a oxidizing
region of the flame. Here oxygen
from "outside air" (oxygen which
didn't come up the tube) is
migrating into the flame to burn
the excess fuel which is not bunt in
region 2.