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What color does sodium chloride burn in a flame test?
Orangish yellow
Why do sodium oxide and sodium chloride burn the same color?
Both sodium oxide and sodium chloride contain sodium ions which exhibit a characteristic yellow color when burned. This color comes from the emission of energy as the electrons in the sodium ions transition to lower energy levels. Thus, both compounds burn with a yellow flame.
What does sodium chloride produce on burning?
Sodium Chloride, common table salt, will not burn.
What is the color of sodium chloride?
Crystals of pure sodium chloride are colorless.
What is the color after heating the sodium chloride?
The color remain unchanged for pure sodium chloride.
Why do sodium chloride and sodium nitrate impact the same color of the flame?
The yellow color of the flame is due only to sodium.
What couler is sodium chloride?
If you think to color pure sodium chloride crystals are transparent.
What color does sodium chloride give on litmus paper?
Sodium chloride solution is neutral.
Is salt inexaustible?
Sodium chloride doesn't burn.
How could the flame test be used to detect sodium chloride impurity?
Pure sodium chloride will burn and create a pure orange flame. If there are impurities present, you would see flickers or inconsistancies in the solid orange flame. Note, use a platinum wire to hold sample while burning, as a wooden split can cause these flickers if it starts to burn
Why commercial sodium chloride is blue?
Sodium chloride is colorless; any color is due to impurities.
Can you burn salt?
Yes. To burn a compound you need a halogen with a higher energy than the one in the salt. So if you put sodium chloride in a fluorine rich environment and apply a flame it will burn.
