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  2. Colored fire - Wikipedia

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    When additional chemicals are added to the fuel burning, their atomic emission spectra can affect the frequencies of visible light radiation emitted - in other words, the flame appears in a different color dependent upon the chemical additives. Flame coloring is also a good way to demonstrate how fire changes when subjected to heat and how they ...

  3. Pyrotechnic colorant - Wikipedia

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    BaC 2 O 4: Blue Copper(I) chloride: CuCl The richest blue flame. Almost insoluble in water. Blue Copper(I) oxide: Cu 2 O Lowest cost blue colorant. Blue Copper(II) oxide: CuO Used with chlorine donors. Excellent in composite stars. Blue Basic copper carbonate CuCO 3 ·Cu(OH) 2, 2 CuCO 3 ·Cu(OH) 2: Occurs naturally as malachite and azurite.

  4. 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.

  5. Flame test - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] [6] Sodium is a common component or contaminant in many samples, [2] and its spectrum tends to dominate many flame tests others. [5] The test flame is often viewed through cobalt blue glass to filter out the yellow of sodium and allow for easier viewing of other metal ions.

  6. Flash powder - Wikipedia

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    Ba(NO 3) 2 + 5 Mg → BaO + N 2 + 5 MgO. Mixtures designed to make reports are substantially different from mixtures designed for illumination. A stoichiometric ratio of three parts KNO 3 to two parts Mg is close to ideal and provides the most rapid burn. The magnesium powder should be smaller than 200 mesh, though up to 100 mesh will work.

  7. 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.

  8. Indiana plastics fire spewed toxic chemicals, EPA tests find ...

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    A plastics fire in Indiana spewed various toxic chemicals into the air, including hydrogen cyanide and benzene, according to test results from the Environmental Protection Agency.. Officials said ...

  9. Thermite - Wikipedia

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    When ignited by heat or chemical reaction, thermite undergoes an exothermic reduction-oxidation (redox) reaction. Most varieties are not explosive, but can create brief bursts of heat and high temperature in a small area. Its form of action is similar to that of other fuel-oxidizer mixtures, such as black powder. Thermites have diverse ...