Flame Test 05

This is a shorter version of the "Burning Salts" video and is a classic chemistry demonstration. This one uses metal salts and a flammable solvent. It is narrated and was filmed during a free period so there are no student comments. The lithium salt does not show up well.
This was done by a trained professional with proper safety measures to ensure that everyone was kept safe.

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• burning
• salt
• metal
• ion
• chemistry
• demo
• demonstration
• flame
• test
• Russia
• Sully
• sully
• russia
• color
• colored

[s0ul101]

umm what ELEMENTS or COMPOUNDS did you use to produce a certain flame color???

ill wait for you reply and oh i really like ya flames especially red ,orange, and yellow they burn bright in the video ^^

[mrericsully]

@s0ul101 I mention all of the elements in the video, they come from chloride compounds with those metals except for copper which is the sulfate.

[Nguli34689]

I have two things to say about this. Some colors of burning salts are hard to see is due to the distance when the demonstration was in effect. The video recorder has to be further away from the distance of the flames. Moreover, when Strontium salts are subjected to flame, the retina of the eye will pick the color up as orange instead of red if a person is standing 25 feet or less from the flame. We pyrotechnitians use Chlorinated rubber (PARLON) to deepen the hue of burning salts. Give it a try.

[mrericsully]

@Nguli34689 Thanks for the suggestion of PARLON- I've heard of it but I have not been clear on why it is used and your explanation makes sense.

As for the quality of the video this is one of my first videos and I have a better camera and I have picked up filming experience since then. I've not taken down my old videos for sentimental reasons and because some people have them favorited. Having said that check out my "Flame Test 07" video which is better quality and more popular here on YouTube.

[Yashanna42]

@mrericsully I like this one better, because of the commentary! I use it often in class.

[mrericsully]

@Yashanna42 I agree, I filmed this one straight from a lecture. I like 07 better for just the demo- at the time I wasn't sure which type of video to post and how online audiences would receive either.

As a side note, if you'd like to preform this one live I can give you directions for setup if you would like, but I always love to hear that one of my videos is being put to educational, not just entertainment, use.

[sadeyedangel]

Try to get "saran resin." It's probably the best you get for pyrotechncs. It donates more chlorine than parlon!

[suelyparentesouza]

Não me canso desta experiência e nunca vi um só aluno que não se encantasse com ela.

Abraços

Su

[mrericsully]

@SallyLuvsYuh Most rubbing alcohol from the store is 70% and the rest is water and so it makes it harder to ignite. It is possible to find 90 or 99% and that might work. Also, personally, I've always found that I get a sore throat when I've burned rubbing alcohol versus other alcohols- I don't know that there is actual evidence to support this safety concern though.

[SallyLuvsYuh]

@mrericsully does rubbing alcohol work too?