what patterns do you see in the flame data that support your idea that metals cause flame colours not non-metals? Substance Name and Formula State Physical observations Flame colour KI Potassium iodide Solid · White · Powder · Reassemble coconut flakes Violet CA(NO3) 2 Calcium nitrate Solid · Translucent · White · Flakey · Resembles sanding sugar Pink CuSO4 Copper sulphate Solid · Blue · Has an similar shape/form as an circular shape · Looks like blue glitter/shiny sprinkles Green Sr(NO3) 2 Strontium nitrate Solid · White · Looks similar to granulated salt Pink CaCl2 Calcium chloride Solid · White · Resembles crushed pieces of ice Orange NaNO3 Sodium nitrate Solid · White · Looks small and circular · Look like white dots Yellow SrCl2 Sodium chloride Solid · White · Looks similar to granulated salt Red LiNO3 Lithium nitrate Solid · White · Looks like very tiny shredded/flakey coconut Hot Pink KCl Potassium chloride Solid · White · Looks similar to granulated salt Violet KCI (aq) Potassium chloride Liquid · It is transparent · Looks like glittery transparent liquid like water Violet CuSO4 (aq) Copper (II) sulfate Liquid · Looks blue · Resembles a carbonated drink which is in the colour blue Green Unknown A Solid · White · The substance looked like an white powder example of baby powder Yellow Unknown B Solid · White · Looks like granulated salt Hot Pink
what patterns do you see in the flame data that support your idea that metals cause flame colours not non-metals?
Substance Name and Formula |
State |
Physical observations |
Flame colour |
KI Potassium iodide
|
Solid |
· White · Powder · Reassemble coconut flakes |
Violet |
CA(NO3) 2 Calcium nitrate
|
Solid |
· Translucent · White · Flakey · Resembles sanding sugar |
Pink |
CuSO4 Copper sulphate
|
Solid |
· Blue · Has an similar shape/form as an circular shape · Looks like blue glitter/shiny sprinkles |
Green |
Sr(NO3) 2 Strontium nitrate
|
Solid
|
· White · Looks similar to granulated salt |
Pink |
CaCl2 Calcium chloride
|
Solid |
· White · Resembles crushed pieces of ice |
Orange |
NaNO3 Sodium nitrate
|
Solid |
· White · Looks small and circular · Look like white dots |
Yellow |
SrCl2 Sodium chloride
|
Solid |
· White · Looks similar to granulated salt |
Red |
LiNO3 Lithium nitrate
|
Solid |
· White · Looks like very tiny shredded/flakey coconut |
Hot Pink |
KCl Potassium chloride
|
Solid |
· White · Looks similar to granulated salt |
Violet |
KCI (aq) Potassium chloride
|
Liquid |
· It is transparent · Looks like glittery transparent liquid like water
|
Violet |
CuSO4 (aq) Copper (II) sulfate
|
Liquid |
· Looks blue · Resembles a carbonated drink which is in the colour blue |
Green |
Unknown A
|
Solid |
· White · The substance looked like an white powder example of baby powder |
Yellow |
Unknown B
|
Solid |
· White · Looks like granulated salt |
Hot Pink |
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