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  2. Pyrotechnic colorant - Wikipedia

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    Thus, a deep, rich blue is usually viewed as the mark of an experienced fireworks maker. Care should be taken to avoid formation of solid particles in the flame zone, whether metal oxides or carbon; incandescent solid particles emit black-body radiation that causes "washing out" of the colors.

  3. Colored fire - Wikipedia

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    Colored fire is a common pyrotechnic effect used in stage productions, fireworks and by fire performers the world over. Generally, the color of a flame may be red, orange, blue, yellow, or white, and is dominated by blackbody radiation from soot and steam.

  4. Color of chemicals - Wikipedia

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    The color of chemicals is a physical property of chemicals that in most cases comes from the excitation of electrons due to an absorption of energy performed by the chemical. The study of chemical structure by means of energy absorption and release is generally referred to as spectroscopy .

  5. Flame test - Wikipedia

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    Green or blue Ni Nickel: Colorless to silver-white P Phosphorus: Pale blue-green: Pb Lead: Blue-white Ra Radium: Crimson red Rb Rubidium: Violet red S Sulfur: Blue Sb Antimony: Pale green Sc Scandium: Orange: Se Selenium: Azure blue Sn Tin: Blue-white Sr Strontium: Crimson to scarlet red; yellowish through green glass and violet through blue ...

  6. Pyrotechnic composition - Wikipedia

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    A pyrotechnic composition is a substance or mixture of substances designed to produce an effect by heat, light, sound, gas/smoke or a combination of these, as a result of non-detonative self-sustaining exothermic chemical reactions. Pyrotechnic substances do not rely on oxygen from external sources to sustain the reaction.

  7. List of inorganic pigments - Wikipedia

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    Persian blue: made by grinding up the mineral Lapis lazuli. The most important mineral component of lapis lazuli is lazurite (25% to 40%), a feldspathoid silicate mineral with the formula (Na,Ca) 8 (AlSiO 4) 6 (S,SO 4,Cl) 1–2. Cobalt pigments. Cobalt blue (PB28): cobalt(II) aluminate. Cerulean blue (PB35): cobalt(II) stannate. Cerium uranium ...

  8. 'Dark Waters': Here's the toxic reason why you should toss ...

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    That specific chemical compound is called perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA. Here's what you need to know. Sure, we've all said, "Eh, everything causes cancer," but the risks of PFOA are not over ...

  9. Chemical coloring of metals - Wikipedia

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    It can be used on copper and its alloys, silver, nickel, iron, gold. The color depends on the duration of immersion, the sequence of colors on brass: Golden yellow-copper-purple-dark, blue-light, blue-chrome-nickel-red-grey, blue, and gray-black to iron or carbon steel. [32]