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Flame tests and atomic spectra

Why does each metal produce a characteristic flame colour, and how can that colour reveal a sample's composition?

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  1. 01

    Explore the experiment

  2. 02

    Clean the platinum wire

  3. 03

    Sodium doublet

  4. 04

    Potassium and cobalt glass

  5. 05

    Energy and wavelength

  6. 06

    Emission and absorption

  7. 07

    Six metals

  8. 08

    Assessment · Identify potassium

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