The Element Cobalt?

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I know cobalt can be used to color glass, vases and other things, but i need to explain how it's capable to color them, lol i've looked around but havent been able to explain it if you know a web site other than webelements.com it would be greatly appreciated

2007-02-25 02:03:56 · 2 answers · asked by horsecrazygal01 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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2007-02-25 02:09:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Hi. It is not the cobalt but cobalt salts that do the coloring. Something like iron oxide is red and copper oxide is green. http://www.inchem.org/documents/iarc/vol52/11-cobaltandcobaltcomp.html

2007-02-25 02:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋