the bunsen burner

PRESENTED BY #52:
Venese Lorin M. Santos
Dara Ellaine H. Ricafort
Kyle Orinza
rationale: Venese

An introduction to the Bunsen burner:

It was named after Robert Wilhem Bunsen

It is a straight metal tube with tiny holes that allow
ambient air to enter and combine with gas to produce
flame.
It is a safe, single, smokeless, hot, non-luminous,
continuous flame that is used for heating, sterilization,
and combustion.
Gases including propane, methane, ethane, and many
more served as flame’s fuel .
The amount of gas can be regulated by controlling the
gas regulator.
objectives: Venese

OBJECTIVES:

1. Gain familiarity with how to properly use a Bunsen

burner to generate heat and control flames.

2. Be able to identify the parts of the Bunsen burner

and determine each part’s functions.

3. Be able to discuss the different effects of fire coming

out from the Bunsen burner with the different
experiments performed.
#1: kyle
Parts and Functions
#2&3: venese

Color of flame (closed air holes): Orange-Yellow

Deposit on porcelain dish (closed air holes): Black deposit

Interpretation:

The orange-yellow color of the flame is called a luminous

flame.
The luminous flame is a result of incomplete combustion.
Incomplete combustion means there is insufficient supply of
oxygen provided in the combustion reaction giving the
presence of soot or carbon monoxide.

methane + oxygen → carbon monoxide + carbon + water

#3: venese

Deposit on porcelain dish (open air holes): None

Interpretation:

The blue color of the flame is called a non-luminous

flame and it is the hottest flame.
The non-luminous flame is a result of complete
combustion.
Complete combustion means there is sufficient supply
of oxygen for the gas to react with.

methane + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water

#4: dara

RESULTS:
EFFECT OF CHARCOAL ON FLAME: The flame sparked, and the blue flame turned
into red-orange flame.

Interpretation:

The blue flame (non-luminous) turns into red-orange flame (luminous)

because of an incomplete combustion.
#5: dara

RESULTS
MATCHSTICK ON BARREL IN FLAME: The matchstick lighted after a few seconds.

INTERPRETATION:
It took a couple of seconds for the match to get to the heat necessary for
ignition with a Bunsen Burner. This is because the inner cone is much cooler
due to unburnt or unreacted gas mixture that exists the tube.
#6: kyle
RESULTS
ILLUSTRATION OF BURNER FLAME WITH INSERTED TUBE

INTERPRETATION:
The glass tube is held above the barrel into the inner core of the
flame, the incoming gases that flows inside that barrel also move
through the glass tube. Thus, when the other end of the glass tubing
is ignited, it generated a small flame after.
#7: dara

RESULTS
SCORCHED CARDBOARD:

INTERPRETATION:
The sides of the wet cardboard were scorched
while the center remained uncharred indicating
that the inner cone is cooler than the outer cone.
answers to question
#1 venese

1. Give the composition of the deposit on the porcelain

dish when it was held over a luminous (”colored”)
flame.

methane + oxygen → carbon monoxide + carbon + water

A bright luminous yellow flame occurs. This flame is

cooler than the roaring blue one and is easily visible. It is
sometimes therefore called the safety flame.
answers to question #2 kyle
QUESTION: Consider that butane is the most common component of liquefied petroluem
gas, show a simple word equation for the reaction.

ANSWER:
BUTANE COMBUSTION EQUATION:
2C4 H10 + 1302 ----> 8CO2 +10H2O or Butane + Oxygen ---> Carbon Dioxide + Water

Butane burns when combined with oxygen, which creates carbon dioxide and water as
byproducts.
a. Butane is considered a fuel like propane and methane. A fuel undergoes a complete
combustion reaction when it promptly combines with oxygen (O2) to form carbon dioxide
(CO2) and water (H2O). The general equation for a complete combustion reaction is,
FUEL + O2 --> CO2 + H2O

b. An incomplete combustion reaction occurs when there isn’t adequate oxygen to

allow butane to react wholly. The general equation for an incomplete combustion
reaction is,
ETHANE + OXYGEN --> CARBON MONOXIDE + CARBON + WATER
answers to question
#3 DARA

QUESTION: Upon sprinkling the flame with charcoal,

its color changes. Explain the phenomenom.

ANSWER:
The charcoal is a fuel itself. Upon sprinkling the
flame with charcoal, the non-luminous flame turned
into luminous flame or it changes color. This is
because of the incomplete combustion again.
answers to question #4 dara

QUESTION: Account for the delay in the ignition of the match when
it was inserted into the flame just above the barrel.

ANSWER:
When an unlit matchstick was inserted in the middle zone of the
flame, it took a few seconds and it ignited from the wood of the
matchstick going to the match head indicating that the outer zone
was the hottest area of the flame, as opposed to when it was
inserted in the interior region of the flame. As observed, there are
distinct regions of a flame; the outer cone and the inner cone
(which is the flame’s coolest region). The inner cone is significantly
cooler since it contains a mixture of gases that haven’t yet
reacted.
answers to question
#5 kyle

QUESTION: Instead of using common propane and butane

for liquefied petroleum gas |(LPG), octane is suggested.
Will this be feasible? Defend your position.

ANSWER:
It is not feasible. Because Octane is a liquid and it is slow
to evaporate which doesn’t turn into gas instantly.