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The Flame Test

Conduct the flame test by first dipping a clean platinum ring into the analyte then inserting the ring into a burner flame at the tip of the inner cone (the hottest part, see picture below) and observe the color.

Here are examples of flame tests on materials from the lab:

KOH
Li2CO3
CoCl2
Potassium Hydroxide
(KOH)
Lithium Carbonate
(Li2CO3)
Cobalt Chloride
(CoCl2)
NaBr
CuSO4
BaCl2
Sodium Bromide
(NaBr)
Copper Sulfate
(CuSO4)
Barium Chloride
(BaCl2)

 

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