Working in a Laboratory

If someone's clothing or hair accidently catches alight the first thing you should do is:

• put your hand up and tell your teacher

• get to the telephone and ring for the fire brigade

• get the person to lie on the floor and cover them with a fire blanket or other clothing

• tell them to run to the front office

The correct order to follow when lighting a Bunsen burner is to light a match with the:

• air hole is open and the gas is turned on

• air hole is closed and the gas is turned off

• air hole is closed and the gas is turned on

• air hole is open and gas is turned off

If you accidentally pick up something hot and burn your fingers, the first thing you should do is to:

• put your hand up and tell the teacher

• put your hand in your pocket so the teacher does not know what happened

• put your hand under cold running water

• warn your partner so it does not happen to them

Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?

• If you open the air hole of a Bunsen burner the colour of the flame will change from blue to yellow

• The yellow flame of a Bunsen burner is not as hot as the blue flame

• A Bunsen burner is used to heat liquids and solids in science lessons.

• The Bunsen burner flame heats things faster then a candle flame.

The flame of a Bunsen burner should be extinguished by:

• slowly opening the air hole

• blowing it out

• closing the air hole

• turning off the gas tap

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