- Metal salts are crucial for producing colours in fireworks. - Specific metal ions emit characteristic colours when heated in a flame or explosion. - Common colourants include: Lithium and Strontium (Red), Calcium (Orange), Sodium (Yellow), Barium (Green), Copper (Blue), Potassium (Violet). - Option C lists Strontium and Barium, both of which are widely used for red and green colours, respectively.
Salts of which of the following elements provide colours to fireworks?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2004 · Topic: Inorganic Chemistry (Chemistry of Transition and Inner-Transition Elements (d-block and f-block))
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