Flame Test-Solution/Compound Colors
Flame Test
Yellow - Sodium and Barium
Purple - Potassium
Green - Copper
Red - Lithium and Strontium
Orange - Calcium and Magnesium
Solution/Compound Colors
Iron - orange
Copper - blue/green
Nickel - green/blue
Lead - yellow
Mercury - orange
Cobalt - blue/violet
Manganese - red/violet
Chromium - red/violet
Tin - green
**Group ½ and trans. metals with ONE oxidation state - white/off-white compounds and colorless solutions