Bunsen Burner

Bunsen burners are analytical laboratory tools used to provide a controlled heat source.

The Bunsen burner is named after Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, the inventor of this device. It consists of a metal tube with a handle and a spark plug at one end, through which fuel gas is introduced. The gas burns at the open end as it exits the tube, producing a flame that can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the amount of air entering through vents in the opposite end of the tube.