what patterns do you see in the flame data that support your idea that metals cause flame colours not non-metals? Substance Name and Formula State Physical observations Flame colour   KI Potassium iodide     Solid ·         White ·         Powder ·         Reassemble coconut flakes   Violet   CA(NO3) 2 Calcium nitrate     Solid ·         Translucent ·         White ·         Flakey ·         Resembles sanding sugar     Pink   CuSO4 Copper sulphate     Solid ·         Blue ·         Has an similar shape/form as an circular shape ·         Looks like blue glitter/shiny sprinkles     Green   Sr(NO3) 2 Strontium nitrate     Solid   ·         White ·         Looks similar to granulated salt   Pink   CaCl2 Calcium chloride     Solid ·         White ·         Resembles crushed pieces of ice   Orange   NaNO3 Sodium nitrate     Solid ·         White ·         Looks small and circular ·         Look like white dots   Yellow   SrCl2 Sodium chloride     Solid ·         White ·         Looks similar to granulated salt   Red   LiNO3 Lithium nitrate     Solid ·         White ·         Looks like very tiny shredded/flakey coconut   Hot Pink   KCl Potassium chloride     Solid ·         White ·         Looks similar to granulated salt   Violet   KCI (aq) Potassium chloride     Liquid ·         It is transparent ·         Looks like glittery transparent liquid like water       Violet   CuSO4 (aq) Copper (II) sulfate     Liquid ·         Looks blue ·         Resembles a carbonated drink which is in the colour blue   Green   Unknown A     Solid ·         White ·         The substance looked like an white powder example of baby powder   Yellow   Unknown B     Solid ·         White ·         Looks like granulated salt   Hot Pink

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what patterns do you see in the flame data that support your idea that metals cause flame colours not non-metals?

Substance Name and Formula

State

Physical observations

Flame colour

 

KI

Potassium iodide

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Powder

·         Reassemble coconut flakes

 

Violet

 

CA(NO3) 2

Calcium nitrate

 

 

Solid

·         Translucent

·         White

·         Flakey

·         Resembles sanding sugar

 

 

Pink

 

CuSO4

Copper sulphate

 

 

Solid

·         Blue

·         Has an similar shape/form as an circular shape

·         Looks like blue glitter/shiny sprinkles

 

 

Green

 

Sr(NO3) 2

Strontium nitrate

 

 

Solid

 

·         White

·         Looks similar to granulated salt

 

Pink

 

CaCl2

Calcium chloride

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Resembles crushed pieces of ice

 

Orange

 

NaNO3

Sodium nitrate

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Looks small and circular

·         Look like white dots

 

Yellow

 

SrCl2

Sodium chloride

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Looks similar to granulated salt

 

Red

 

LiNO3

Lithium nitrate

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Looks like very tiny shredded/flakey coconut

 

Hot Pink

 

KCl

Potassium chloride

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Looks similar to granulated salt

 

Violet

 

KCI (aq)

Potassium chloride

 

 

Liquid

·         It is transparent

·         Looks like glittery transparent liquid like water

 

 

 

Violet

 

CuSO4 (aq)

Copper (II) sulfate

 

 

Liquid

·         Looks blue

·         Resembles a carbonated drink which is in the colour blue

 

Green

 

Unknown A

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         The substance looked like an white powder example of baby powder

 

Yellow

 

Unknown B

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Looks like granulated salt

 

Hot Pink

 

 

 

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