Glowing splint
What Glowing splint means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A splint that has been lit and blown out so that it is still glowing, then inserted into a test tube containing the gas.
A splint that tests for oxygen, not hydrogen, because hydrogen gives a pop with a burning splint.
Topics that use Glowing splint
- Test for hydrogen (AQA GCSE)
- Test for oxygen (AQA GCSE)
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