flame tests

Question 1

what is the 1st step of the flame test procedure

Answer 1

take a platinum (or nichrome) wire loop, and clean it by dipping it in some dilute hydrochloric acid, rinsing it in distilled water, and then heating it over a Bunsen burner

Question 2

whats the second step of the flame test procedure

Answer 2

dip the wire loop into the compound you want to test

Question 3

what is the 3rd step of the flame test procedure

Answer 3

hold the wire loop in the clear blue part of the flame (this is the hottest part of the flame)

Question 4

whats the 4th step

Answer 4

see what colour the flame turns as the compound burns

Question 5

what is the colour of the flame for the following:
lithium ions
sodium ions
potassium ions
calcium ions
copper ions

Answer 5

lithium: crimson flame

sodium: yellow flame

potassium: purple flame

calcium: orange-red flame

copper: green flame