No account yet? Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Tips and Warnings. Things You'll Need. Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. Decide what color s you want the fire to be. While you can change the flames' color to a variety of shades, it's important to identify which you are most interested in so you know the right chemicals to use.
You can change the fire's color to blue, turquoise, red, pink, green, orange, purple, yellow, or white. Identify the proper chemicals based on the color they produce. To color the flames in your desired shade s , you must choose the appropriate chemical s. You should use them in powdered form, and don't substitute chlorates, nitrates, or permanganates, which produce harmful byproducts when they're burned.
To create turquoise flames, use copper sulfate. To create red flames, use strontium chloride To create pink flames, use lithium chloride. To create light green flames, use borax. To create green flames, use alum.
To create orange flames, use sodium chloride. To create purple flames, use potassium chloride. To create yellow flames, use sodium carbonate.
To create white flames, use magnesium sulfate. Purchase the chemicals you need. Some of the fire-coloring chemicals are common ingredients in household products, so you can find them in grocery, hardware, or garden supply stores.
You can buy other chemicals at chemical supply stores, fireplace shops, fireworks suppliers, or from online stores. Sodium chloride is table salt, so you can purchase it at any grocery store. Potassium chloride is used as a water softener salt, so you can purchase it at many hardware stores. Borax is often used to wash clothing, so you can find it in the laundry section of most grocery stores.
Magnesium sulfate is found in epsom salts, so you can purchase it at most drugstores and pharmacies. Copper chloride, calcium chloride, strontium chloride, lithium chloride, sodium carbonate, and alum must be purchased from chemical supply stores, fireplace shops, fireworks suppliers, or online retailers. Method 2. Build a campfire. Sprinkling the chemicals directly on the fire typically works best on campfires. Allow your fire to burn until there is a bed of red embers beneath it and the flames have died down a bit.
Sprinkle a small amount of the chemical on the embers. Start with just a pinch to test the chemical and ensure that no adverse reactions occur. Be sure to stand back a bit as you add the powder to the fire to protect yourself. This will decrease the chance of a large and dangerous flare-up. Wear safety glasses and fire-resistant gloves when you add the chemicals to the fire. The smoke produced by many of these chemicals can be a serious irritant, especially for people with breathing problems.
Wear a protective breathing mask while adding chemicals to the fire, and be mindful of which way the smoke is going. Continue adding the chemicals until the color changes. The first sprinkle of the chemical will likely not change the flames' color, so you should keep adding more until you notice a change. In many cases, it can take up to a minute for the color change to be visible. Method 3. Melt paraffin wax in a double boiler.
Place a heatproof bowl over a pot of water that's simmering on medium on the stove. Add several pieces of paraffin wax and allow them to heat until they're completely melted. Don't melt the wax over an open flame or you may start a fire. Stir in the chemical powder. Once the wax is fully melted, remove it from the double boiler.
Add 1 to 2 tablespoons 15 to 30 g of the chemical, and mix well until it is fully incorporated into the wax. Cool the mixture slightly and pour into paper cups.
After you've mixed the chemical into the wax, let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes. While it is still liquid, pour it into paper cupcake wrappers to form the cakes. Allow the wax to set. Mixing different chemicals will not make a new color. Just add one single type at a time, or place different kinds in different places within the fire. So where is the sensor?
Ok, so the chemicals are solids. But if you are camping in a trailer or self-contained vehicle, liquid level sensors are used in those RVs — especially in the holding tanks! Skip to main content. Toggle navigation MENU. Search form Search. Melt old candle wax in a double boiler. The further you reach from the center of the flame, the lower the temperature will be. The orange, yellow, and red colors in a flame do not relate only to color temperature.
Gas excitations also play a major role in flame color. One of the major constituents in a burning flame is soot, which has a complex and diverse composition of carbon compounds. The variety of these compounds creates a practically continuous range of possible quantum states to which electrons can be excited. The color of light emitted depends on the energy emitted by each electron returning to its original state.
Within the flame, regions of particles with similar energy transitions will create a seemingly continuous band of color. For example, the red region of the flame contains a high proportion of particles with a difference in quantum state energies that corresponds to the red range of the visible light spectrum.
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