Thursday, July 9, 2009

If you test two samples and find that both produce a red flame, how can you determine for sure whether they c?

If you test two samples and find that both produce a red flame, how can you determine for sure whether they contain the same metal?

If you test two samples and find that both produce a red flame, how can you determine for sure whether they c?
no stop it now thats fire your playing with
Reply:Pass the light through a specrtometer, and comjpare with standard spectra, you'll soon spot the difference
Reply:Lithium, Strontium and Calcium produce essentially the same flame colourations. What you need to do view the light from the flame (burn a sample of Li, Ca or Sr carbonate or sulfate) with a spectroscope and compare it with the known spectra of these metals.


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