Flame Test Virtual Lab
To complete this lab please visit: http://www.mrpalermo.com/virtual-labspectroscopy.html Paste or copy the following information into your lab notebook.
Using Part 2: Flame Test you will view online visuals (found at the above url) to help you
fill out the following data table and identify 3 unknown elements.
In addition to the above compounds determine the color flame produced by the following
elements:
Element
Flame Color
Strontium
Copper
Lead
Magnesium
Zinc
Resources:
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/flame-test/
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/group1/flametests.html
https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/committees/chemicalsafet
y/safetypractices/flame-tests-demonstration.pdf
Analysis Questions:
Explain how colors in the flame test are produced.
How are the electrons “excited” in Part 2 of the experiment?? What does it mean when the
electrons are “excited”?
Explain why we did not see distinct lines (like the emission spectrum in Part I.) when the
metal salts were burned.
Aerial fireworks contain gunpowder that produce colors. What elements would you include
to produce the following colors?
Red
Orange
Green