Flame Tests

Question 1

Potassium ions:

Answer 1

Lilac flame

Question 2

Calcium ions:

Answer 2

Brick Red flame

Question 3

Copper ions:

Answer 3

Blue-green flame

Question 4

Sodium ions:

Answer 4

Yellow/orange flame

Question 5

How to do a flame test:

Answer 5

Dip a clean wire loop into sample of compound

Place wire loop in blue part of Bunsen burner

Make sure wire clean by dipping it into hydrochloric acid and rinsing with distilled water