Bunsen Burner & lab safety

Before lighting a Bunsen burner you should

• Put a lab apron on

• Put on safety glasses

• Tie back long hair

• All the actions listed

If you get a burn from the flame or scald from boiling water what should you do?

• Immediately run cool water on the burn then tell the teacher

• Run cool water on the burn and then pretend nothing happened

• Immediately go to student services without telling anyone

• Put ice from the science fridge on it

What direction must the handle for the gas valve be to have gas flow into the burner?

• parallel

• perdendicular

The gas should be turned on ____________ lighting the match.

• Before

• After

Which image shows the safety flame?

• Right - yellow flame

• Left - blue flame

Which part of the Bunsen flame is the hottest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which image shows the flame when the air holes are open?

• Yellow/orange flame

• Dark and Light Blue flame

Which part of the bunsen burner is the gas inlet

• D

• E

• C

• B

Which part of the bunsen burner is the air inlet valve or collar?

• D

• E

• C

• B

Which flame should you turn your burner to just before you switch the gas off?

• Yellow safety flame

• Hot blue flame