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Lab Report: Flame Test
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 03:19:42
Category: / Science & Technology / Chemistry
Length: 2 pages (488 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Chemistry
Length: 2 pages (488 words)
Purpose:
To determine the colors of the Atomic Emission Spectra of several metallic ions.
Materials:
Safety glasses
10 test tubes
Test tube rack
Paper
Pencil
50 mL beaker
Bunsen burner
Nichrome wire
Barium Nitrate
Copper Nitrate
Strontium Nitrate
Lithium Nitrate
Potassium Nitrate
Sodium Chloride
Calcium Nitrate
Unknown solutions A,B, & C
Hydrochloric Acid
Wash bottle (with distilled water)
Procedure:
1. Label the test tubes with the names of the solutions and unknowns.
2. Place about 5 mL of …
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…colors of the rainbow.
Calculations:
There were no calculations made in this lab.
Conclusion:
Barium Nitrate burns green/yellow. Copper Nitrate burns blue/green. Lithium Nitrate burns purple/red. Potassium Nitrate burns pink/purple. Sodium Chloride burns bright orange. Calcium Nitrate burns red/orange. Strontium Nitrate burns red, orange, and yellow.
If other compounds containing the same metal ions were flame tested, I think that they would burn the same colors, unless mixed with others.
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