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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