Flame Test - Common Elements

Common Elements

Some common elements and their corresponding colors are:

Symbol Name Color Image
As Arsenic Blue
B Boron Bright green
Ba Barium Pale/Apple green
Ca Calcium Brick red
Cs Caesium Blue-Violet
Cu(I) Copper(I) Blue
Cu(II) Copper(II) (non-halide) Green
Cu(II) Copper(II) (halide) Blue-green
Fe Iron Gold
In Indium Blue
K Potassium Violet
Li Lithium Red
Mn (II) Manganese (II) Yellowish green
Mg Magnesium Bright white
Mo Molybdenum Yellowish green
Na Sodium Intense yellow
P Phosphorus Pale bluish green
Pb Lead Blue/White
Ra Radium Crimson red
Rb Rubidium Red-violet
Sb Antimony Pale green
Se Selenium Azure blue
Sr Strontium Crimson
Te Tellurium Pale green
Tl Thallium Pure green
Zn Zinc Colorless (the photons emitted

are not within visible light spectrum)

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