The flame test lab was a fantastic lab that was a lot of fun and educational as well. The lab was a series of hands on experiments. First we learned about background information and what happens to the atoms react to energy and how each act differently. We learned that you can identify an element without actually knowing what it is by burning it. The reason that certain elements burn different colors because different elements react differently to high amounts of energy. Some elements are better conductors than other as well as on an atomic level certain elements' electrons mover differently reflecting differently releasing potential energy. Going into this experiment Andrew set up a stand to hold the propane and the bunsen burner.
We set up several elements that we were going to burn and we also had a spoon thing to hold the elements. When the experiment started we put on protective goggles to make sure our eyes would not get wounded. When the experiment started we were looking for what elements made what colors and what they did when burned. We started to make out the different colored flames of the different elements, through seeing all these elements you could see that they made colored flames and each element looked different when burning, some crazy bright and others with green flames. I realized that when these different elements were burning their electrons moved differently and they released different amounts of energy causing different colors to appear.
What I learned was that different elements are composed differently and when you burn them you can see that, that is what is so beautiful about the world is when something like fire, so simple just concentrated heat can reveal some of the earth's secrets and really how everything is different. The main ideas from this lab were understanding what elements do when put under energy and their movements. Also what i got from this was that burning stuff is really cool honestly. I really enjoyed this lab and I gained a lot from it like how elements move and what they do and are composed of.
We set up several elements that we were going to burn and we also had a spoon thing to hold the elements. When the experiment started we put on protective goggles to make sure our eyes would not get wounded. When the experiment started we were looking for what elements made what colors and what they did when burned. We started to make out the different colored flames of the different elements, through seeing all these elements you could see that they made colored flames and each element looked different when burning, some crazy bright and others with green flames. I realized that when these different elements were burning their electrons moved differently and they released different amounts of energy causing different colors to appear.
What I learned was that different elements are composed differently and when you burn them you can see that, that is what is so beautiful about the world is when something like fire, so simple just concentrated heat can reveal some of the earth's secrets and really how everything is different. The main ideas from this lab were understanding what elements do when put under energy and their movements. Also what i got from this was that burning stuff is really cool honestly. I really enjoyed this lab and I gained a lot from it like how elements move and what they do and are composed of.