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The colour of a candle flame does not depend on the material being burned. Colours depend on the presence of various metallic atoms in the flame. For various shades of red the material could be:

  • Calcium
  • Lithium
  • Mercury
  • Radium
  • Yttrium
  • Zirconium
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