Every high school chemist has no doubt fiddled with a Bunsen burner—but where did the apparatus get its name? Science historian Howard Markel talks about the German chemist Robert Bunsen ...

Anyone who has walked in to a high school science classroom across the globe remembers the first time they saw a Bunsen burner – one of the first awestruck moments of our youth – the stuff of every ...

THE Bunsen burner is one of those simple and ingenious contrivances that could only have emanated from the brain of a practical genius. Unlike some of his successors to-day, Bunsen was never a ...

This is an outline of the required steps to undertake one of these methods. It is important in this practical activity to safely use a Bunsen burner and a water bath. This includes the safe use of ...

But nothing says school science lab as much as the Bunsen burner. I couldn’t believe the teacher was going to let all the jokers in my class light fires at their desks. Every day thousands of ...

Parents touring gleaming Somerville High School had plenty to admire as they walked the halls at a recent open house, learning about their kids’ courses and, for many, getting a first glimpse ...

A small amount of water is added to an aluminum soda can and brought to boiling on a hot plate or with a Bunsen burner. The water gas molecules will occupy all the space inside the can since the air ...