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    Chemical compounds were used during this experiment of observation on Flame Color. The chemicals used to help with this experiment were Lithium Chloride, Calcium Chloride and Calcium Carbonate. The control chemical that was used to help ignite the flames during this experiment was Methanol. During each experiment visual observations were noted down based on the Flame Color that was produced by each mixture.

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    Chemical compounds were used during this experiment of observation on Flame Color. The chemicals used to help with this experiment were Lithium Chloride, Calcium Chloride and Calcium Carbonate. The control chemical that was used to help ignite the flames during this experiment was Methanol. During each experiment visual observations were noted down based on the Flame Color that was produced by each mixture.

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    Chemical compounds were used during this experiment of observation on Flame Color. The chemicals used to help with this experiment were Lithium Chloride, Calcium Chloride and Calcium Carbonate. The control chemical that was used to help ignite the flames during this experiment was Methanol. During each experiment visual observations were noted down based on the Flame Color that was produced by each mixture.

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    ExaminationofBurningSaltFlameColor

    Authors:Tavares,BriannaMitchell,KelsieRuppel,Matt
    Affiliation:10thGradeChemistryClass,HighTechHighNorthCounty,SanMarcos,CA.

    Experimental
    Differentchemicalcompoundswereusedduringthisexperimentofobservationonflamecolor.
    ThechemicalsusedtohelpwiththisexperimentwereLithiumChloride,CalciumChloride,
    CalciumCarbonate,PotassiumChloride,Borax,andCopperSulfate.But,firstthecontrol
    chemicalthatwasusedtohelpignitetheflamesduringthisexperimentwasMethanol.Thefirst
    experimentwasjustobservingtheflamecolorthatwouldbeemittedfromthecontrolMethanol,
    thenthroughouttherestoftheexperimenttwofulldroppersofMethanolwereaddedintothe
    compoundsandthenmixedtogetherwiththechemicals.Themixturewasthenignited.During
    eachexperimentvisualobservationswerenoteddownbasedontheflamecolorthatwas
    producedbyeverymixture.

    Results
    Whentheflameswereemitted,somefiresweredifferentcolorsduetothechemicalcompounds
    whenignited.WhatwasnoticedwasthatCalciumburnsasanorangeflame,thisiswhyCalcium
    ChlorideburnedanorangeflamebutwhenitwasCalciumCarbonateitburnedbluewithflashes
    oforange.OthernotestakenshowedthatChlorideusuallyigniteswithblueandorange,asseen
    in4,2and1theyallhaveeitherorangeorblue.Copperseemstobeachemicalthatcontainsall
    contentsofchemicalsthatigniteorangeblueandgreen(Borax,CalciumChlorideand
    Methanol.)Thecompoundnumber7wasnotedtobeanothertypeofBoraxbecausetheyboth
    showthemostsimilarity(GreentoOrangeGreenandOrange.)

    DataTable:
    CompoundName

    Formula

    FlameColor

    Control(Methanol)

    CH
    OH
    3

    Blue

    1.LithiumChloride

    LiCl

    Blueyetflashesofred

    2.CalciumChloride

    CaCl
    2

    Orange

    3.CalciumCarbonate

    CaCO
    3

    Bluewithorangeflashes

    4.PotassiumChloride

    KCI

    Violetwithflashesoforange

    5.Borax

    Na
    B
    O
    10
    H
    O
    2
    4
    7
    2

    Greentoorange

    6.Copper(11)Sulfate

    CuSO
    4

    Bluewithflashesofgreen

    andorange
    7.Unknown

    Greenandorange

    Conclusions:
    Aftertheexperimentwasconductedandobservationsweremade,itwasconcludedthat
    chemicalswithsimilarcompoundsemittedsomesimilarflamecolorsandchemicalsthatdidnt
    havesimilarcompoundsemitteddifferentflamecolorswhenignited.Forexample,bothCalcium
    CarbonateandCalciumChlorideemittedorangeintheirflamessincebothhaveCalciumintheir
    compound.Whenthislabwentintoorder,anunknowncompoundwasshowninthetable.
    ThroughoutresearchitwasdeterminedthatthiswasactuallyBoraxbecausetheunknown
    compoundandBoraxsharethemostdatatogether.AlthoughCopper(11)Sulfateshares
    similarities,theunknowncompounddidnotburnwithblue.Theunknowncompoundhastobe
    BoraxbecausethecompoundwasburninggreenandorangejustliketheBoraxburnedgreento
    orange.Waystoaddonto/changethisexperimentissimple,morecompoundsareignitedsuchas
    hydrochloricacid.Theexperimentcouldbefurtheredbychangingthecompoundsusedinthe
    experimentalready.Theexperimentcouldbefurtheredifsaltswerecombinedandsaltswere
    splittomakemoretypesoffiresandmoretypesofcolorstoobserveandfurtherknowledgeon
    burningsalts.

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