Bunsen burner

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A Bunsen burner
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A Bunsen burner

A Bunsen burner is a common piece of laboratory equipment. It is commonly used for heating chemical substances, sterilization, and combustion. It is named after Robert Wilhelm Bunsen. Bunsen was a German chemist. Bunsen did not invent the burner, he simply made it better. Originally Michael Faraday developed the Bunsen burner.

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