Lab 7: Flame Test

The purpose of this lab was to see how different chemicals reacted (i.e. what colors they produced) when put to a flame, as well as seeing if we could identify 2 unknown chemical compounds when they were put to a flame.

(the answers to the pre-lab questions)

(one of the flames produced in the lab)

The identities of the 2 unknowns were Lithium Chloride (unknown #1) and Potassium Chloride (unknown #2). I know this because when testing these two unknowns, each one emitted flames that were very close in color to those two compounds.