Making a Low-Cost Soda Can Ethanol Burner for Out-of-Laboratory Flame Test Demonstrations and Experiments

• Main Authors: Lee Yu, Henson L, Domingo, Perfecto N, Jr, Yanza, Elliard Roswell S, Guidote, Armando M, Jr
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: High School/Introductory Chemistry; Demonstrations; Hands-On Learning/Manipulatives; Atomic Properties/Structure; Science and Mathematics Education
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/16; https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed500411v
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article demonstrates how to make a low-cost ethanol burner utilizing soda cans. It burns with a light blue flame suitable for out-of-laboratory flame test demonstrations where interference from a yellow flame needs to be avoided.