Figure 5 shows a Bunsen burner.

      

Figure 5 shows a Bunsen burner.
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Explain how air is drawn into the burner when the gas tap is opened.

  

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John
When the gas tap is opened, gas flows at high speed creating a low pressure region above the nozzle. The higher atmospheric pressure on the outside pushes air in and the gas burns.
johnmulu answered the question on May 15, 2017 at 10:22


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