What color flame do you get when you burn sodium?

Answer 1

Sodium ions (Na+, from any sorium salt) produce an yellowish orange colored flame

with wavelength averaging at a 589.3 nm (actually two dominant spectral lines very close together at 589.0 and 589.6 nm).

Answer 2

Orange-yellow.

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A strong yellow color, from sodium.

Answer 3

It burns a bright yellow although it is hard to see.I didn't actually see it myself, but my chemistry Professor said that's the color it is "supposed" to burn.

Answer 4

Orange

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Strong yellow, because the most important spectral lines of sodium are in the yellow region of the spectrum.

Answer 5

Sodium has a yellow emission spectrum which is responsible for the generally yellow color of most fires.

Answer 6

a greeny colour.... but dont try it because sodium hydroxide is a harmful, a toxic

and a flammable.

source: Royal University Of Chemistry, Sussex

Answer 7

Bright orange

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The color of sodium radiation is yellow.

Answer 8

The color is yellow from the sodium radiation.

Answer 9

Bright Orange