Topic 9 - Separate Chemistry 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What colour flame is produced when lithium is heated in a flame test?
A
red
2
Q
What colour flame is produced when sodium is heated in a flame test?
A
yellow
3
Q
What colour flame is produced when potassium is heated in a flame test?
A
lilac
4
Q
What colour flame is produced when calcium is heated in a flame test?
A
orange-red
5
Q
What colour flame is produced when copper is heated in a flame test?
A
blue-green
6
Q
How do you carry out a flame test?
A
First, clean a nichrome wire loop by dipping it in hydrochloric acid and rinsing it in distilled water. Then dip the metal wire into a sample of the metal compound and put the loop in the Bunsen burner and record what colour it turns.
