Is the flame coloration attributed to the metal or its accompanying anion?
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Flame coloration is the method used for mineral identification. Larger atoms emit color with lower energy and smaller atoms emit color with higher energy. A metal consists of cation and anion. The cation is the metal itself.
The color originates from the movement of electrons in the metal. Energy is released as a result of movement of electrons and this energy is in the form of light. This light will have different colors based on different metals. Different metals will have different patterns of spectral lines. This is also a reason for the production of different flame color.
Anion is not responsible for the result in the flame test. Cation is responsible for the color in the flame test. Flame coloration is attributed to the metal. Cation are responsible for the color. Flame test can be used to identify the presence of cation.
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