Re: coil discharge color

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 6/25/01 11:48:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes: 


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> Original poster: "Eleanor Flood by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <
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> eflood-at-bellsouth-dot-net> 
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> Some days ago there were postings on this...I missed copying the very 
> one I wanted....a mixture of borax and something to give a green color. 
> I'd like to try 
> for another color on a new JL.   Have one with NaCl paste to make 
> orange, tried MgSo4 for blue....didn't work.  Any other common 
> substances that will give me another color? 
> Thanks,  Elli 



Hi Elli! 
Try SrNO3 for a deep red, KCl for a pinkish violet, CuCl2 for deep blue, PbO3 
is light blue. (KClO4 gives brown by blowing the CR** out of you and all 
you'll see is brown)        :-))   
Check under "flame tests" in Handbook of Chemistry and Physics for more 
esoteric stuff (e.g. Cesium, selenium, tellurium, etc.) 
Matt D