Experimental technique
What Experimental technique means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Experimental technique
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Reference: AQA
A splint is lit, then blown out so that it still glows at the tip, and lowered into the tube so the gas surrounds the tip.
The splint must be held at the open end of a test tube of the gas, not pushed inside.
Topics that use Experimental technique
- Test for hydrogen (AQA GCSE)
- Test for oxygen (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Gas identification
- Combustion reactions
- Combustion and oxidation
- Contrasting gas tests
- Safety in gas tests
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