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If you have performed the flame test for lithium on the test solution but you are...

If you have performed the flame test for lithium on the test solution but you are not sure about the results, what could you do to gain confidence in the test? Hint: there's sure to be a bottle of lithium chloride in the lab!

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Each element has an exactly defined line emission in its discrete spectrum. Lithium makes a bright red color in flame. Lithium chloride is a colorless solid. It absorbs water, unlike other alkali metal chlorides. Thus, burning of lithium chloride will give the a bright pink color, which give a confidence for the student that color of luthium is darker than lithium chloride.

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