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We did this experiment in chemistry (well something like it). There's different chemicals that is out into the powder. The chemicals react differently when exposed to heat therefore when exposed to the extreme heat of the small explosion, the chemicals give off a certain color. The color depends on the chemical.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoDifferent chemicals, usually metals, added to the powder. When they burn, the metals influence the color of the flame.
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What chemical makes a firework green?
barium
Is firework explosion a chemical change?
Yes, the gunpowder reacts with oxygen. The oxygen comes from oxidizers perchlorates, chlorates, nitrates, permanganates, chromates or oxides.In propelling the rocket, potassium nitrate is used with black powder. Chlorates or perchlorates are used for the explosion as it reacts with carbon and sulfur rapidly. For the different colours of firework, various metal salts are used.
How do you put in colors in the fireworks?
Well you put different metals inside the fireworks, and the cemical chemical reactions make it different colours. For example; copper makes green.
What do you call a moving firework?
moving firework
Which is correct Firework or Fireworks?
If you are 25 or older: Firework Younger than 25: Fireworks
Where do the different colors come from?
Different colours appear because it is the way the human eye perceives them. Colours have different wave lengths and human's eyes can see that which makes you see it as a colour. The thing that makes colours different is the size of the wavelength.
What happens when light is shone at a prism?
It splits into the colours that make it up, so white light makes a rainbow, and different colours produce different results.
What makes a firework red?
They put chemicals in it.
What chemical makes a firework green?
barium
What makes the color blue for and firework?
Copper
What makes the color of rainbows?
light refracted by raindrops appear to be different colours
Is the song firework have simile and metaphor?
The song Firework is written to encouarage people to just be themselves because every one is different. We are all unique in our own way an that is what makes us all awesome.
What makes a firework blue?
A metal called aluminium.
What makes a firework brilliant green?
barium nitrate
What do the JLS colors stand for?
They just like different colours and it makes it look cool
What is the purpose of using different colours to represent different groups of people in double bar graphs?
It makes it easier to identify the different groups visually.
What makes the explosion in a firework?
black powder forces the stars out and ignites them.
