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A Bunsen burner is a common piece of laboratory equipment that produces a single open gas flame, which is used for heating, sterilization, and combustion.
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A Description. Methane (CH 4) gas is fed into the burner through the gas inlet. The gas control needle valve controls the rate at which methane enters the burner.
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How To Light and Adjust a Bunsen Burner. Effective use of the bunsen burner in the lab requires being able to light the burner and produce a flame as pictured at left.

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Bunsen Burner, heating device widely used in laboratories because it provides a hot, steady, smokeless flame. It is named for the German chemist Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, who adapted the concept of a gas-air burner in 1855 and popularized its use. The burner is a short, vertical tube of metal connected to a gas source and perforated at the bottom to admit air. The flow of air is controlled by an adjustable collar on the tube.

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