99chemicals
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Lithium Flame tests
Twice I have done a lithium flame test with high purity lithium chloride I purchased from HST. I disssolved a few mg in methanol and lit it on fire
in a watch glass. It had a very beautiful red color. When I recorded it on my camera it just showed a blueish color with hint of purple which I
assume is potassium contamination. On the camera it showed no red color whatso ever. I repeated the experiment with another camera and it did the
exact same thing. Any sugestions on how to get the camera to record the red color? I have seen several youtube videos where they successfuly showed
the color. Thanks.
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Hexavalent
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I'm certain there is already a thread about this somewhere . . . I believe NurdRage had similar problems initially, too, so inbox him for ideas.
"Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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nezza
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I have had success with lithium hydroxide in methanol (Lithium from lithium battery) No purple potassium contamination. Video attached.
Attachment: Lithium.wmv (838kB)
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Beautiful, nezza. I'm preparing some LiCl myself right now from pottery grade Li2CO3 and HCl - just to have on hand, but mostly to make some
beautiful red flames.
[Edited on 29-4-2012 by Magpie]
The single most important condition for a successful synthesis is good mixing - Nicodem
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99chemicals
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So should I just try as many cameras as possible and see which ones work?
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