1. Flame Test Cupric Sulfate burns green Sodium Chloride burns yellow Copper Chloride burns blue green

2. Colors for your fireplace and your candles!

3. Fireworks FIREWORKS MAY CONTAIN ALUMINUM, IRON, STEEL, ZINC OR MAGNESIUM DUST IN ORDER TO CREATE BRIGHT, SHIMMERING SPARKS. THE METAL FLAKES HEAT UP UNTIL THEY ARE INCANDESCENT AND SHINE BRIGHTLY OR, AT A HIGH ENOUGH TEMPERATURE, ACTUALLY BURN. A VARIETY OF CHEMICALS CAN BE ADDED TO CREATE DIFFERENT COLORS.

4. Frequencies of Light wavelength measured in nm = nanometer

5. Spectroscope

7. Hydrogen and Helium We know that the sun is made of hydrogen and helium because we see these spectra when we use a spectroscope.

8. Electricity is used to excite electrons.

9. Hydrogen Bright red, bright blue, some purple, no orange, green or yellow

10. Helium A lot of gaps No orange or green Bright yellow and red

11. Nitrogen  No blue or purple  A lot of red  Large gaps in the green

12. Oxygen A lot of blue and green, no yellow or orange; bright blue and green lines

13. Air Similar to Nitrogen since our atmosphere is 78% nitrogen gas Little blue Gaps in the green

14. Water A lot of purple A lot of purple One very bright red at the end One very bright red at the end

15. Neon  Bright yellow and green  Large gaps in spectrum

16. Fluorescent Light Continuous spectra Bright green lines

17. Emission v Absorption

18. From NuStar At right, the creation of titanium in stars.

19. Verizon FIOS Commercial “Man, you got your 1310, your 1490 and the 1550,” refers to wavelengths of different lights carrying information. 1310 nm is used for data you are sending out to the world, such as photos or your voice on the telephone. 1490 is the wavelength used to download to your computer, for example, any incoming voice over the phone and IPTV (internet television). The spectrum used for television channels is 1550. All of these are industry standard and all providers use the exact same. fios commercial - YouTubecommercial