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To know which pairs of ions produce similar colors in the flame test it is important to know what the pairs of ions are. Without knowing this a person will not be able to know which would produce similar colors in the test.
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Explain why you would or would not expect significant ionization in the flame?
If the test agent have free ions the ionization of the flame will be significant. When the energy reaches a point when it take more energy the flame ionization will not be significant.
How are flame tests used in forensic science?
Flame tests are used to help identify substances used in murders
Why is a lithium nitrate flame and a lithium chloride flame the same color?
Lithium nitrate and lithium chloride flame tests produce the same color because it is the lithium electrons that are raised to a higher energy level and then drop back down to their ground state. Any ionic compound containing lithium will give the same results. Flame tests are used to show the color and spectrum of the element as its electrons are raised to a higher energy level and then fall back to their ground state.
Why glass rods are used for flame tests in inorganic qualitative analysis?
It is not used in organic analysis due to the imparting of yellow color to the flame by silicates in the glass rod.
Why do scientists use flame tests?
To Determine the emission spectrum of a sample
What inaccuracies may be involved in using flame tests for identification purpose?
Some flames produce very similar colors. Like one flame can look yellow and another can look slightly lighter. but they look almost identical ^^
When doing flame tests Li Cl and K Cl both contain Cl so what makes the flame tests different colors?
The flame tests are different because they contain different metal cations. Since the metals were the variable that you changed, you know that can be the only reason why the flames would be different colors.
Why are flame tests valuable?
To see the different types of colors a light gives off.
Explain why you would or would not expect significant ionization in the flame?
If the test agent have free ions the ionization of the flame will be significant. When the energy reaches a point when it take more energy the flame ionization will not be significant.
How are flame tests used in forensic science?
Flame tests are used to help identify substances used in murders
Why do fires burn certain colors and not others?
This depends on many things,2 of them are the tempreature of which your particular fire is burning by. Another thing which effects the colour of a flame is when you burn certain chemicals in a fire to perform flame tests. For example when a flame test is performed on Strontium(Sr2+)a scarlet red flame can be observed.
Flame tests in daily life?
Fireworks
What are the techniques used to analyze inorganic chemicals?
Precipitation tests Flame tests Tests on gases Other ions
What is the flame color of Lead II Nitrate?
Lead compounds tend to be blue in flame tests
Why is a lithium nitrate flame and a lithium chloride flame the same color?
Lithium nitrate and lithium chloride flame tests produce the same color because it is the lithium electrons that are raised to a higher energy level and then drop back down to their ground state. Any ionic compound containing lithium will give the same results. Flame tests are used to show the color and spectrum of the element as its electrons are raised to a higher energy level and then fall back to their ground state.
How do impurities affect the outcome of the flame tests?
The result can be erroneous.
Why can you not use flame tests to identify all the elements?
1. not all elements give colour to the flame 2. flame test is not always accurate
