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Bunsen burner



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Throw on a lab coat, spark a Bunsen burner, and stay close to the eyewash station, but hopefully it won’t come to that.

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

Occasionally, they barter or resell groceries for prized items such as a Bunsen burner, which they use to cook dishes such as vegetable soup over rice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2022

The heat given off when you operate a Bunsen burner is equal to the enthalpy change of the methane combustion reaction that takes place, since it occurs at the essentially constant pressure of the atmosphere.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

On Thursday, a construction crew spent hours installing a gas line for the lab when one of the workers lit a Bunsen burner to determine whether it was working, officials said.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2015

The gas flame on a stove is like a Bunsen burner.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm


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