Colorful fire!!! that was the lab I did today. Using a Bunsen burner, we burned different elements to get different colors of fire. How it works is that as different elements burn, the electrons get energy so they can move to different election shells. And after the energy boost, they start to go back down by releasing energy and that energy travels as waves. Which make light.
The different colors of fire v.s element
(Some of the results where affected by other previous elements and not super great equipment)
Normally we find labs we want to do and present them to are teacher, but some people where not doing so well with it so he made some scripted labs for us if we wanted. This helped me because I can't find a place to start when given that kind of freedom. Basically it's really hard to figure out what to do and how to do it.
Through out the lab I made some connections like that this is how fireworks and flairs where made. Magnesium was use to make flash booms which is really cool! I also though to would make a really cool art protect.
The different colors of fire v.s element
(Some of the results where affected by other previous elements and not super great equipment)
- Fe(iron): orange
- Li(lithium): red
- Na(sodium): yellow-orange
- K(potassium): violet
- Sr(strontium): red-orange
- Cu(copper): green
- Mg(magnesium): white
- B(boron): Green(light)
- Spider man(Copper sulfate & lithium chloride): red & blue(light)
Normally we find labs we want to do and present them to are teacher, but some people where not doing so well with it so he made some scripted labs for us if we wanted. This helped me because I can't find a place to start when given that kind of freedom. Basically it's really hard to figure out what to do and how to do it.
Through out the lab I made some connections like that this is how fireworks and flairs where made. Magnesium was use to make flash booms which is really cool! I also though to would make a really cool art protect.