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Flame tests template
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Bunsen burner with a blue flame, flame-test wire loop, cobalt blue glass, test tubes of salt solutions in a rack, test tube holder and spot tile.
What the template shows
- Identify metal ions by the colour they give a hot, non-luminous flame
- Test solutions
- Flame colours: Na⁺ yellow-orange, K⁺ lilac, Li⁺ crimson, Ca²⁺ brick red, Ba²⁺ apple green, Cu²⁺ blue-green
- Spot tile
- Small samples of each solid
- Non-luminous flame
- Air hole open; hold the loop at the edge of the flame
- Flame-test loop
- Nichrome or platinum wire; clean in conc. HCl until it adds no colour, then dip in the salt
- Cobalt blue glass
- Absorbs the yellow of sodium so the lilac of potassium shows
- Test tube holder
- For heating a tube in the flame
- Reaction setup
Drawn with 17 shapes – every one editable in MolDraw.
Sources
How to use this template
- Press Edit in MolDraw. The template opens on the canvas of the free MolDraw editor.
- Change anything: move structures, edit atoms and labels, recolour highlights or delete what you do not need.
- Add your own structures, arrows and text next to it, or combine several templates on one page.
- Export the drawing as PNG, SVG or PDF for slides, worksheets, theses and papers.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Flame tests template free?
You can preview the Flame tests template here and open and edit it in MolDraw for free. Downloading or exporting it is part of MolDraw Pro, together with the other premium templates.
Can I edit the Flame tests template?
Yes. It opens as an ordinary MolDraw drawing, so every structure, arrow, label and colour can be changed, and you can add your own content around it.
Is the chemistry checked?
Every structure is checked with RDKit and every curly arrow passes MolDraw’s electron-flow audit. The sources used are listed on this page.
Can I edit the glassware?
Yes. Every piece of glassware is a MolDraw apparatus object: move, resize, recolour the liquid or swap a piece and the joints stay connected.