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| Color |
Compound |
| Red |
strontium salts, lithium salts
lithium carbonate, Li2CO3 = red
strontium carbonate, SrCO3 = bright red
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| Orange |
calcium salts
calcium chloride, CaCl2
calcium sulfate, CaSO4·xH2O, where x = 0,2,3,5 |
| Gold |
incandescence of iron (with carbon), charcoal, or lampblack |
| Yellow |
sodium compounds
sodium nitrate, NaNO3
cryolite, Na3AlF6 |
| Electric White |
white-hot metal, such as magnesium or aluminum
barium oxide, BaO |
| Green |
barium compounds + chlorine producer
barium chloride, BaCl+ = bright green |
| Blue |
copper compounds + chlorine producer
copper acetoarsenite (Paris Green), Cu3As2O3Cu(C2H3O2)2 = blue
copper (I) chloride, CuCl = turquoise blue |
| Purple |
mixture of strontium (red) and copper (blue) compounds |
| Silver |
burning aluminum, titanium, or magnesium powder or flakes |
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