This lab required us to look at the flames of different metals. We learned that burning different metals gives off a different color of flame for each. Our goal for this project was to learn why each metal put off a different color flame.
To begin this project we set up a Bunsen burner and laid out the different metals we were going to use on small glass plates with a portion of each ready to burn. The first metal we burned was sodium chloride, we scooped it up with a small metal spoon and brought it over the flame. The sodium produced a orange flame. We repeated this process for each metal and the colors showed as follows:
Sodium Chloride - Orange
Copper Sulfate - Green
Potassium Chloride - purple
Strontium Carbonate - Orange
Boric Acid - green
Magnesium Metal - white
Lithium Chloride - red
We learned that what"s is happening is that the atoms are being brought into an energized state and the electrons are being let out. When the atoms are being let out the absorbed energy in the atoms are being let out and that is what we see as light. To help the compounds burn faster we added ethanol.
To begin this project we set up a Bunsen burner and laid out the different metals we were going to use on small glass plates with a portion of each ready to burn. The first metal we burned was sodium chloride, we scooped it up with a small metal spoon and brought it over the flame. The sodium produced a orange flame. We repeated this process for each metal and the colors showed as follows:
Sodium Chloride - Orange
Copper Sulfate - Green
Potassium Chloride - purple
Strontium Carbonate - Orange
Boric Acid - green
Magnesium Metal - white
Lithium Chloride - red
We learned that what"s is happening is that the atoms are being brought into an energized state and the electrons are being let out. When the atoms are being let out the absorbed energy in the atoms are being let out and that is what we see as light. To help the compounds burn faster we added ethanol.
Our experiment went fairly well. We got accurate flame colors from each compound we did however have to repeat the process for some compounds at times to make sure they were accurate. Our results were good because we did learn how flames are produced.
We learned that the flames produced were the absorbed energy in the atoms being let off when excited by energy.
Our results were really desirable from my point of view, I think me and my group stayed organized and set everything up well and also kept notes as we went. I think I did well keeping my group focused so the project could be done quickly.
I worked with Alexander Popov and Franky Diaz, Our group worked really well and efficiently and managed to get through this project in one day. we stayed organized and focused.
I don't think there is any way this project could be continued in any way other than testing more compounds. I would definitely want to work my group again but would not mind working with new people if I had too. I would not want to continue this project in any way.
A take away from this project is that I learned what a flame is and how it works at a molecular level, also that different compounds from different colors.
We learned that the flames produced were the absorbed energy in the atoms being let off when excited by energy.
Our results were really desirable from my point of view, I think me and my group stayed organized and set everything up well and also kept notes as we went. I think I did well keeping my group focused so the project could be done quickly.
I worked with Alexander Popov and Franky Diaz, Our group worked really well and efficiently and managed to get through this project in one day. we stayed organized and focused.
I don't think there is any way this project could be continued in any way other than testing more compounds. I would definitely want to work my group again but would not mind working with new people if I had too. I would not want to continue this project in any way.
A take away from this project is that I learned what a flame is and how it works at a molecular level, also that different compounds from different colors.