flame test?

Question

In my lab class, we did a flame test using a bunch of different metal ions. Of all of the metal ions we tested, Na gave the brightest color and burned the longest (it was a bright orange). Do you think that potassium (it was a whitish-purple) could be detected by the human eye in the presence of Na by burning the two in a flame?

Answer 1

No, because the yellow color of Na+ is so intense, and the lilac color of K+ is so pale in intensity and hue. So what chemists do is to use a square of deep blue glass called cobalt glass to screen out the sodium light and see the lilac flame clearly. In some stores, they sell goblets made of cobalt glass, so yiou can see how deeply blue this is.

Answer 2

for a start up its the metallic interior the compound generating this shade while compound is heated the electrons are promoted to a some distance better capability point, while they drop backtrack they emit the surplus capability as easy, the colour of the sunshine relies upon on the version in capability ranges the electrons are falling

Answer 3

I t would depend on the ratio they were combined at.

Answer 4

maybe.....if you had more K than Na

Answer 5

sure....