eli5: Why do cheap lighters have a divide in their fuel reserve?

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I recently got a science teaching job and had to buy a cheap see-through lighter to ignite the Bunsens, I don’t understand why the tank has to have two different compartments on the inside. You can tilt it and fill up one or the other, could someone explain why this is necessary instead of one big tank?

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They’re actually better than ones without the divider. As though the fumes and liquid are more concentrated in that section. The ones without always seem to pack in, due to lack of gas long before they’re empty.

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