Question

Match the flame colours of the alkali and alkaline earth metal salts in the bunsen burner

(p) Sodium	(1) Brick red
(q) Calcium	(2) Yellow
(r) Barium	(3) Violet
(s) Strontium	(4) Apple green
(t) Cesium	(5) Crimson red
(u) Potassium	(6) Blue

Code: (a) p – 2, q – 1, r- 4, s – 5, t- 6, u – 3 

(b) p – 1, q – 2, r – 4, s – 5, t – 6, u – 3 

(c) p – 4, q – 1, r – 2, s – 3, t – 5, u – 6 

(d) p – 6, q – 5, r – 4, s – 3, t – 1,u – 2

Answer 1

(a) p – 2, q – 1, r – 4, s – 5, t – 6, u – 3 

(p) sodium – yellow (2) 

(p) calcium – brick red (1) 

(r) barium – apple green (4) 

(s) strontium – crimson red (5) 

(t) cesium – blue (6) 

(u) potassium – violet (3)