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Q: Why is calcium used as fireworks?
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What minerals turn fireworks orange?

Calcium


What is photophores?

Photophor is the trade name for the chemical "Calcium Phosphide".On contact with acids or water, Calcium Phosphide,ignites spontan.This chemical is used for incendiary bombs and fireworks.


What colour does calcium give off?

fireworks and elements


What metals are used for fireworks?

Nearly every metal can be used in fireworks. But the most common of the metals include Copper (green), Magnesium (bright white), Lithium or Calcium (Red)... This list goes on and on depending on which manufacturer.


What two of this elements compound burn with a red flame and are used in fireworks and signal flares?

Lithium, strontium and calcium have red flames.


What elements are used to make orange firework?

The color orange in fireworks can be produced by using a combination of pyrotechnic chemicals such as calcium salts, including calcium chloride or calcium sulfates, mixed with a fuel such as charcoal or sulfur. These chemicals provide the orange color when they are burned and produce the characteristic orange flames in fireworks displays.


Two of this elements compounds burn with a red flame and are used in fireworks and signal flares?

Lithium, strontium and calcium have red flames.


How is copper used in fireworks?

Copper is used for puting all the colours in fireworks.


What were fireworks first used for?

A Chinese celebration. The Chinese discovered fireworks and used them for celebrations.


What silver-white metal is in fireworks?

Aluminium and magnesium are used in fireworks.


What can gunpowder be used for?

gunpowder can be used for guns and fireworks


Does noble gases give fireworks the ability to glow?

No, noble gasses are not used in fireworks. Fireworks get their color from metal ions.