Salt slurries in petri dishes with methanol are ignited and characteristic colors for various metals are observed. Colors of emission spectra are due to loosely-bound valence electrons being excited ...

In a variation on an old favorite, Wayne State University professor Tom Kuntzleman zapped some salts to create various colors of electricity. Usually these colors are shown to students using flame ...

Balloons filled with hydrogen and containing metal salts are ignited. When the balloon explodes, the characteristically colored flame for that metal is seen. 1. Fill desired number of balloons with ...