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The Bunsen Burner

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The Bunsen burner was designed by Robert W. E. Bunsen in Germany more than 150 years back. By controlling the mixing of aerial oxygen with the fuel (hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxide, biogas, etc.) or fuel mixture, Bunsen burners can produce either oxidizing or reducing flames. The temperature of the Bunsen burner flame is different in different zones. This burner is mandatory for qualitatively detecting various inorganic and organic samples through the flame test and Lassaigne’s test, respectively. Application of the Bunsen burner extends to atomic absorption spectroscopy and atomic emission spectrometry.

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Rajarshi Ghosh is associated with post graduation teaching and research in the Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan. His research interest covers synthetic coordination chemistry, bio inspired catalysis, biological inorganic chemistry, etc. Besides these, he is also interested in science popularization.

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Ghosh, R. The Bunsen Burner. Reson 27, 745–751 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-022-1369-3

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