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How are fireworks colored?

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Fireworks are coloured by using various metallic salts, sometimes in conjunction with a chlorine donor (i.e. PVC, Parlon, hexachloroethane). For red Strontium is used (with or without a chlorine donor), for green barium (with a chlorine donor), for yellow sodium (no chlorine donor is needed) and for blue copper (with a chlorine donor..

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