Chemistry - tests

Lithium (Li+) flame

Crimson (red)

Sodium (Na+) flame

Yellow-orange (strong and persistent)

Potassium (K+) flame

Lilac

Calcium (Ca2+) flame

Orange-red

Copper (Cu2+) flame

Blue green (often with white flashes)

Rubidium (Rb+) flame

Red (reddish-violet)

Caesium (Cs+) flame

Blue-violet (either blue or green)

Strontium (Sr) flame

(Crimson) Red

Barium (Ba2+) flame

Pale green

Lead (Pb) flame

Greyish-white (sometimes referred to a blue-white)

Magnesium (Mg2+) flame

No flame colour

Zinc flame

colourless