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When was caesium found?
Caesium was first identified in 1860 by Robert Bunsen (of Bunsen burner fame), and Gustav Kirchhoff (of electrical circuits fame), in the course of studying flame photometry. [This same pair also discovered rubidium.]Caesium was named after the Latin word for blue, its flame colour. This metal melts below body temperature at 28.4oC. It also has some nasty radionuclides.
Which colour flame on Bunsen burner burns cleaner?
The blue flame.
Why does a candle burn with a yellow flame?
Candle burns with a yellow flame because its an incomplete combustion. The temperature of the flame also relates to its colour and also the trace metal ions present will influence the flame colour.
Why not all metals emit colors in the flame test?
no not all metals produce a colour flame.
What colour flame is most dangerous to the living?
blue
When was caesium found?
Caesium was first identified in 1860 by Robert Bunsen (of Bunsen burner fame), and Gustav Kirchhoff (of electrical circuits fame), in the course of studying flame photometry. [This same pair also discovered rubidium.]Caesium was named after the Latin word for blue, its flame colour. This metal melts below body temperature at 28.4oC. It also has some nasty radionuclides.
What is colour of caesium chloride?
silvery white
Why is the flame test used?
To identify the presence of certain metal ions, such as sodium and caesium.
What colour flame does calcium produce in a flame test?
The colour turns brick Red .
Metal that bursts into flame when it reacts with water?
Potassium is the only metal (alkali metal) where a flame is present. Lithium and sodium fizz but there is no flame. Caesium, francium and rubidium all explode on contact with water.
What periodic element creates blue fire on Earth?
Sulfur burns with a blue flame, though it is hard to see in bright light. Caesium has a blue-violet flame.
Why does magnesium not produce a color in the flame test?
it does not produce a flame colour because magnesium's colour is not in the visible light spectrum therefore we can not see the colour
What colour flame do you get when you burn sodium?
You get and orange - yellow colour.
What is the flame colour of californium?
I suppose that the flame test was not applied to californium.
Which colour flame on Bunsen burner burns cleaner?
The blue flame.
What flame colour is the coldest?
yellow
Which is the Coldest colour of a flame?
Blue?
