Question

1. What wavelengths are associated with the light color observed in each metal’s flame test?

Answer 1

Answer:

Here's what I get

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Wavelengths

$\begin{array}{lcc}\textbf{Salt} & \textbf{Flame Colour} & \mathbf{\lambda} \textbf{/nm}\\\text{KCl} & \text{violet} & 423\\\text{LiCl} & \text{red} & 701\\\text{CuCl}_{2} & \text{blue-green} & 492\\\text{NaCl} & \text{ orange-yellow} & 590\\\end{array}$

2. Identity of unknown

Don't know. You haven't told us its flame colour.

3. Light filters

You could probably filter lithium light. It is almost pure red.

The other elements emit light of mixed colours. It would be difficult to filter them with filters of a single wavelength.

4. Fireworks chemicals

For a red explosion followed by a green one, the engineer should use LiCl and CuCl₂.