Chemical tests and analysis - the flame test

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the flame test
dip a piece of clean nichrome wire in a metal compound and then hold it in the hot part o a Bunsen flame, the flame may become coloured
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sodium Na+ ions
yellow colour
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potassium K+ ions
lilac
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calcium Ca 2+ ions
brick red (orange-red)
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lithium Li+ ions
crimson
5 of 7
copper Cu 2+ ions
blue-green
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barium Ba 2+ ions
apple green
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sodium Na+ ions

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yellow colour

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potassium K+ ions

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Card 4

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calcium Ca 2+ ions

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Card 5

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lithium Li+ ions

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