Why do certain elements produce color when heated in a flame? a. Electrons absorb energy from the...
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Why do certain elements produce color when heated in a flame?
a. Electrons absorb energy from the flame and turn into photons of light.
b. Electrons absorb energy from the flame and become excited, which causes them to emit light.
c. Electrons are in a constant state of excitation that causes them to emit light.
d. Electrons absorb energy from the flame and become excited. Upon returning to the ground state, they emit light.
Atoms
Different kinds of atoms emit different types of light as the excited states to which electrons go are different. Potassium is an atom that emits purple color and when potassium reacts with water it produces a lilac flame.
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