Flame tests and the spectroscope sim
Clean a nichrome loop in acid, dip it in a solid, hold it in a roaring blue flame, record the colour, name the metal ion and match its line spectrum.
Qualitative analysis: flame tests · covers the IGCSE, GCSE topic
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