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Bunsen was the youngest of four sons. After attending school in Holzminden , he studied chemistry at the University of Göttingen. He received his doctorate at 19 and then, from 1830 to 1833, traveled across western Europe. During this time, he met Runge , the discoverer of aniline, Justus von Liebig in Giessen, and Mitscherlich in Bonn.

After his return to Germany, Bunsen became a lecturer at Göttingen and began experimental studies of the (in)solubility of metalFor alternative meanings see metal (disambiguation). In chemistry, a metal is an element that readily forms cations and has metallic bonds, and it is sometimes said that it is similar to a cation in a cloud of electrons. The metals are one of the three gr saltFor other meanings of the word salt see salt (disambiguation In chemistry, a salt is a composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, so that the product is neutral and without a net charge. They are typically the product of a chemis of arsenious acid . Today, his discovery of the use of iron oxide hydrate as a precipitating agent is still the best known antidote against arsenic poisoningArsenic poisoning kills by massively disrupting the digestive system, leading to death from shock. Roger Smith, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Emeritus, Dartmouth Medical School, has stated that natural arsenic contamination of drinking water ha.

In 1836Events January Book by Maria Monk claims that she was sexually exploited in a Canadian convent February 3 United States Whig Party holds its first convention in Albany, New York. February 23 The siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas. February 24, Bunsen succeed WöhlerFriedrich Wohler ( July 31, 1800 September 23, 1882) was a German chemist, best-known for his synthesis of urea, but also the first to isolate several of the elements. He was born in Eschersheim near Frankfurt am Main. In 1823 Wohler finished his study of at KasselKassel [ˈkasl̩] (until 1926 officially Cassel) is a city on the Fulda River in the north of the state of Hesse in western-central Germany. Kassel is the capital of the Kassel administrative region Regierungsbezirk and of the district of the. After teaching there for two years, he accepted a position at the University of MarburgMarburg is a town in Hesse, Germany, on the Lahn river. It is the capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf county. Population 78. 117 (actual urban center 48. 923) (2002), geographical location 50° 48' 36" North, 8° 46' 15" East. Universitatsstadt Marburg Histor, where he studied cacodyl derivatives. Although Bunsen's work brought him quick and wide acclaim, he almost killed himself from arsenic poisoning. It also cost him the sight of one eye, when an explosion propelled a glass sliver into his eye, In 18411841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events January 26 The United Kingdom occupies Hong Kong. Later during the year, the first census of the island recorded a population of about 7,500. February 18 The first ongoing f, Bunsen created a carbon electrode that could be used instead of the expensive platinum electrode used in Grove's battery.

In 1852, Bunsen took the position of Leopold Gmelin at Heidelberg. Using nitric acid, he was able to produce pure metals such as chromium, magnesium, aluminum, manganese, sodium, barium, calcium and lithium by electrolysis. A ten-year collaboration with Sir Henry Roscoe began in 1852, studying the formation of hydrogen chloride from hydrogen and chlorine.

In 1859, Bunsen discontinued his work with Roscoe and joined Gustav Kirchhoff to study emission spectroscopy of heated elements. For that purpose, Bunsen perfected a special gas burner, invented by the scientist Michael Faraday in 1885 that was later named the "Bunsen burner". When Bunsen retired at the age of 78, he shifted his interest to geology, which had long been a hobby of his.