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If you heat a metal it will begin to glow faintly red at around 500ºC, or about 950ºF. If you continue to heat it, by 800ºC (about 1450ºF) the glow will a dull cherry red and at about 1100ºC (about 2000ºF) the colour will be a lemon or light yellow colour. Finally, at temperatures above about 1300ºC (about 2400ºF) the glow appears white, and very bright. Precautions must be taken, as looking directly at an object at this temperature can damage your vision.

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