Pentucket High School
October 25,2013
1. Errors that can appear well using the flame test. Scientist could mistakenly read the name of the chemical wrong and say the wrong colors.
2. You need more than one property to find the answer to a substance.
3. the colors in the flames are produced from the type of substance if the substance is a high the color will be blue, red etc. if the substance slow then the color will be yellow, orange.
4. Mn, Sr, Cn, Co, Mg, Ba, Li
5. The element has to be heated by the flame before it can show color because the heat gives the element power and makes the electrons exited making them jumpy which creates light.