I am wondering why calcium carbonate and potassium perchlorate create a deep pink to kind of a dull red?
Why does calcium carbonate with potassium perchlorate create a deep pink?
Started by pyrotechnist, Jan 11 2010 08:41 PM
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Posted 11 January 2010 - 08:41 PM
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Posted 12 January 2010 - 04:39 PM
I am wondering why calcium carbonate and potassium perchlorate create a deep pink to kind of a dull red?
Pretty much, because that's the range of the emission specra for calcium compounds, in the same way that copper, barium ect have ranges of spectra emitted, percieved as different colours.
Calcium is often in orangey shades of coloured compositions, or sometimes in really cheap 'reds', according to Shimizu and Lancaster.
It will work with Potassium chlorate and Ammonium perchlorate too, though with different shades due to the different qualities of the flames, such as heat, chlorine content and clarity.
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Posted 12 January 2010 - 08:54 PM
ah thanks for clearing that up 
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