potassium flame

cool science trick

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Science & Technology

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• science
• experiment
• flame
• color

[VEGETApsycho]

potassium owns~!

[JettJewel]

I think s/he wanted to know what anion was paired with the potassium = salt

[falconstreaker]

So if you burn a banana the fire will turn purple?

[nickalisse1]

Tried some flame tests on KCl n something I thought was KCO3. My problem is : the salts always tend to ``explode``. Not a real explosion, but it does PAK!! PAK!!! n then it goes everywhere except on the flamme. So its very difficult to have the flamme test. Any advices???

[CopyNinjalv3]

...K

[johnsparta117]

I like Bannas

[TheWrongsystem]

@TheBruham its listed as a vitamin so it is a vitamin bumb ass

[TheWrongsystem]

@BCSpore ohhh lol i just felt like being stupid and saying it like that but i really didnt know it was an alkali metal thanks for informing me with out the sarcasm and hate comments i appreciate it

[TheBruham]

@TheWrongsystem At least smellslikevanilla33 knew that potassium is a metal, but you're calling it a vitamin. You dumb shit its listed as a vitamin because it reacts with anions to form a salt. But in elemental form, its an alkali, so get off youtube.

[BCSpore]

@TheWrongsystem

In solid form, Potassium is an alkali metal element that is very reactive. A salt is a chemical of two components created upon the reaction between an acid and an alkali, and thus, potassium is more commonly found as a salt such as Potassium Chloride, which when burned, gives off a violet flame. Potassium is part of the chemicals that are inside needed foods, but in very small amounts.

[5xfunny]

did anyone ever buy that firewood that had like chemicals on it to color the flame the had that in the 2003-2006 range it was amazing

[tanos1998]

@VEGETApsycho i smell nerd wars