Flame Test Lab Report

A metal is a solid material which is either an element, a compound or an alloy. Metals share some common properties like being typically hard and shiny, and that metals are good electrical and thermal conductors. They are generally malleable, fusible and ductile. In a periodic table of elements, there are six groups of metals and two of them are the most common. It is the Alkali Metals and the Alkaline Earth Metals. Alkali metals comprise the group 1 elements. They are similarly shiny, soft and highly reactive metals. Alkaline earth metals on the other hand, comprise the group 2 elements. They are all shiny and silvery-white on appearance and they are somewhat reactive metals. It is said earlier that a metal can be found in a compound. And in order to detect the presence of metals in a compound, flame test is done. The result of the flame test is based on each element’s characteristic which is emission spectrum. Flame test involves placing a sample of an element or compound in a non-luminous flame and observing the resulting color of the flame. Flame test is fast and easy to perform. All the equipment needed for flame test is present in all chemistry laboratories.
Solubility is a quantitative term defined as the maximum amount of solute that will dissolve in 100 g of a solvent at a specific temperature. It is also the property of a solid, liquid, or gaseous chemical substance called solute to dissolve in a solvent.
OBJECTIVES
• To study some of the common chemical properties of the compounds form with alkali and alkaline earth metals.
• To conduct flame test and test the solubility of the alkali and alkaline earth metals.

II. Materials and Procedures Materials:
• Test tubes
• Test tube rack
• Test tube holder
• 10 mL graduated cylinder
• 100 ml beaker
• Bunsen burner
• Nichrome wire
• Magnesium ribbon
• Litmus paper(red)
• Stirring rod
• Crucible tong
Procedures:
We placed a pinch of NaCl, Na2CO3, and K2CO3 in