Lab Report: Flame Test

Purpose:
To determine the colors of the Atomic Emission Spectra of several metallic ions.
Materials:
Safety glasses
10 test tubes
Test tube rack
Paper
Pencil
50 mL beaker
Bunsen burner
Nichrome wire
Barium Nitrate
Copper Nitrate
Strontium Nitrate
Lithium Nitrate
Potassium Nitrate
Sodium Chloride
Calcium Nitrate
Unknown solutions A,B, & C
Hydrochloric Acid
Wash bottle (with distilled water)
Procedure:
1. Label the test tubes with the names of the solutions and unknowns.
2. Place about 5 mL of each solution into each test tube, and 10 mL of Hydrochloric Acid into the 50 mL bea…