Burning splint
What Burning splint means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A splint that is lit and held at the open end of a test tube of the gas, not inserted into the tube.
A splint that must not be used for this test, because that tests for hydrogen and gives a pop.
Topics that use Burning splint
- Test for hydrogen (AQA GCSE)
- Test for oxygen (AQA GCSE)
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