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Flame test

physical science Maturity 9-11

Some things change fire colors.

Coloured flames of methanol solutions of metal salts and compounds.jpg
Coloured flames of methanol solutions of metal salts and compounds.jpg
You put a tiny bit in a flame. The fire turns a new color. It might turn green or red. This helps us find what is inside. Can you see the colors?
Flame Tests of Metal Ions, With Labels.webm
Flame Tests of Metal Ions, With Labels.webm

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A Student Conducting the Chemical...
Flame Tests of Metal Ions, With Labels.webm
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Electron_excitation.png
File:Coloured flames of methanol solutions of metal salts and compounds.jpg
Coloured flames of methanol solutions of...
File:FlammenfärbungAs.jpg
FlammenfärbungAs.jpg
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FlammenfärbungB.png
File:BaCl Flame colour.jpg
BaCl Flame colour.jpg
File:FlammenfärbungCa.png
FlammenfärbungCa.png
File:CobaltFlameTestOxyHydrogen.png
CobaltFlameTestOxyHydrogen.png
File:ChromiumFlameTestOxyHydrogen.png
ChromiumFlameTestOxyHydrogen.png
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CaesiumFlameTestOxyHydrogen.png

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