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What component of air causes the flame in a bunsen burner to become bluer?
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What component of air causes the flame in a bunsen burner to become bluer?

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Oxygen

Explanation;

  • A bunsen burner attains a blue gas flame when there is enough oxygen for complete combustion.
  • When there is sufficient oxygen, the gas flame appears blue because complete combustion creates enough energy to excite and ionize the gas molecules in the flame.
  • In other words; increasing oxygen supply, less black body-radiating soot is produced as a result of a more complete combustion and the reaction creates enough energy to excite and ionize gas molecules in the flame, and a blue flame is formed.
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