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the bright yellowish orange tells you that there are sodium coumpounds used in making the glass.

it is so intense, that it hides the flame color givenoff by Ca+2 & by K+

it needs to be heated to energize the electrons of sodium much like you energize water when you boil it into steam ... i found that on Yahoo answers :D -margo

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When a glass rod is heated, the yellow flame observed around the point of heating indicates electron being excited causing the glass to emit light in the form of photons.
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As glass was made of sodasilicates hence flame is yellow doe to the presence of sodium

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because sodium compounds are used in making the glass. Sodium feldspars & borax

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