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Potassium Nitrate Flame Test

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Uploaded by on Jul 4, 2009

A little bit of potassium nitrate (KNO3) is put into a gas flame. Potassium nitrate produces a violet flame. Like most compounds of Potassium (K), this salt gives a violet colour to a flame.

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  • Most Potassium compounds give a violet color. Potassium nitrate is an oxidizer.

  • I love the color.

    You make great chem videos!!

    keep them coming :)

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  • @polonium9 i think its lilac

  • Holy-Terrorist:>*=*

  • @UAEchemist2 NOT FLAMMABLE!? Hahahahahah!

  • @pyrocrazyUSA Me too, and don't forget those oh so nice

    smoke bombs which will poison your neighbourhood for

    the next 5 months. >:D

  • LOL i blew up my kitchen with KNO3 and sugar!

    It was clear red, and the kitchen was crispy black!

  • LOL i blew up my kitchen with KNO3 and sugar!

    It was clear red! And the kitchen was crispy black!

  • i use it make black powder

  • Not flammable, but oxidizing mostly.

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