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The color in the flame test has to do with the electrons moving from their ground state to their excited state. When the electron tries to move BACK down to the ground state (near the nucleus) it emits energy called a photon, this is how you see the light.

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The flame changes colour due to the air getting to it, E.G. A bunson burner can change the colour of the flame bye opening and closing a switch which controls the amount of air getting to the flame.

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the different elements (halogens have different coloured gasses when they are burned which indicates to scientist which 1 that it is.

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