How can i make a peice of wood burn purple, blue, green, red??

Question

Science project!

i am basicly gonna soak wood in different things and see if they burn purple, blue, green, red but i need help!

do u guys know anything i can soak the wood in to get those colors????

Answer 1

it has noting to do with what you soak the wood in the colors are a cause of the diffent temperatures of the fire. the hotter it gets the flame color will change color.

You also have to take into consideration is the oxygen in and around the area of the fire since fire needs air to breath.

Be very careful as to what you soak the wood in as some chemicals that burn could harm you more as a vapor then anyhting else.

You should not be doing this at your home or near anyones home better yet do it in a parking lot away from cars, people, grass, buildings. Also when burning this make sure you have bakingsoda instead of water as some chemicals like oil will be difficult if using water to put out.

Answer 2

Plastic for green, Red Food Dye for Red, usually wood burns red, Blue, blue plastic, purple id skip it!

Answer 3

Soak the wood for 24 hr's in some kinda caol ole.

Answer 4

Purple: a solution of a potassium salt.

Blue: a solution of a caesium salt (take care, caesium salts can be dangerous) or a lead salt (lead is toxic)

Green: a solution of a copper or barium salt

Red: a solution of a lithium or strontium salt.

Answer 5

food dye.

purple, you can use beetroot. but it might go redish (never tried it.)

Answer 6

purple impossible, blue you need a special powder, green, just put plastic on it and red nothin

Answer 7

Natural gases in the wood

Answer 8

If you add copper and other metals to the fire it actually changes the colour of the flames to some of the ones you are talking about. I wouldnt recomend you soak the wood in anything and light it on fire. It may result in an accident. If you get some soaked into your clothes or skin you will have a difficult time putting it out if you catch fire.

Answer 9

google it.

Answer 10

hand sanatizer gel makes blue flames.....i burned a marshmallow drenched in hand sanitizer once lol

Answer 11

OK well if you burn a spray paint can just through it in it burns like the color so maybe that. Also I know aluminum burns green. If you want pro stuff like they put in fireworks well that cost a lot of money to buy it. And on Internet. OK so spray paint, aluminum, and the wood should burn orange or red so I hope I helped! Oh and blue is hand sanitizer!