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  2. 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.

  3. Pyrotechnic colorant - Wikipedia

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    A pyrotechnic colorant is a chemical compound which causes a flame to burn with a particular color. These are used to create the colors in pyrotechnic compositions like fireworks and colored fires. The color-producing species are usually created from other chemicals during the reaction.

  4. List of inorganic pigments - Wikipedia

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    Han purple: BaCuSi 2 O 6. Cobalt pigments. Cobalt violet (PV14): Co 3 (PO 4) 2. Manganese pigments. Manganese violet: NH 4 MnP 2 O 7 (PV16) manganic ammonium pyrophosphate. [2] Gold pigments. Purple of Cassius: Gold nanoparticles suspended in tin dioxide - Au x • SnO 2. Arsenic pigments. London purple As 2 O 3. [3]

  5. 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.

  6. What is the red fire retardant dropped by planes to ... - AOL

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    The red color of the fire retardant is caused by the chemical component iron oxide, commonly known as rust. ... Left behind is a black carbon coating "that both insulates and restricts air flow to ...

  7. Flame test - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] [11] [6] When using a splint, one must be careful to wave the splint through the flame rather than holding it in the flame for extended periods, to avoid setting the splint itself on fire. The use of a cotton swab or melamine foam (used in “eraser” cleaning sponges) as a support has also been suggested.

  8. Flame - Wikipedia

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    Flames of charcoal. A flame (from Latin flamma) is the visible, gaseous part of a fire.It is caused by a highly exothermic chemical reaction made in a thin zone. [1] When flames are hot enough to have ionized gaseous components of sufficient density, they are then considered plasma.

  9. Pyrophoricity - Wikipedia

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    The creation of sparks from metals is based on the pyrophoricity of small metal particles, and pyrophoric alloys are made for this purpose. [2] Practical applications include the sparking mechanisms in lighters and various toys, using ferrocerium; starting fires without matches, using a firesteel; the flintlock mechanism in firearms; and spark testing ferrous metals.