Snow Experiment

The other day on Monday March 3,2014 we did our snow experiments in Meteorolgy Class. The group that I was in decided to try too burn the snow with a lighter. As you can see in the picture below the snow is turning black from the lighter but this isnt due to the snow actually burning but from the soot created from the flame 

 

We also did a second experiment with a bunsen burner. Unlike the lighter the bunsen burner creates a clean flame which means there is no soot created. Since there is no soot the snow only melts and does not turn black.