Q220: Atomic Spectroscopy – Flame Tests. Introduction. Salt slurries in petri dishes with methanol are ignited and characteristic colors for various metals are observed. Colors of emission spectra are ...

Balloons filled with hydrogen and containing metal salts are ignited. When the balloon explodes, the characteristically colored flame for that metal is seen. 1. Fill desired number of balloons with ...

Michael Giuliano guides through the metal salts used in this experiment, called a metal flame test. “This is table salt, a solution of sodium chloride,” and some you probably don’t.

A test tube full of salt water is blasted with radio waves and ignites with an orange flame that powers a small sterling engine. Power from salt water, the most abundant substance on earth -- Eureka!

THE green tint referred to by “S.” (supra) as imparted by zinc sulphate to the Bunsen flame is only observed whilst the water of crystallisation contained in the salt is being given off; the ...