Certain metal compounds impart colors to flamessodium compounds, yellow; lithium, red; barium, greenand flame tests can be
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Certain metal compounds impart colors to flames—sodium compounds, yellow; lithium, red; barium, green—and flame tests can be used to detect these elements.
(a) At a flame temperature of 800 °C, can collisions between gaseous atoms with average kinetic energies supply the energies required for the emission of visible light?
(b) If not, how do you account for the excitation energy?
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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications
ISBN: 9780132931281
11th Edition
Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette
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