Flame Tests

The following pages contain tables of flame test results used for qualitative elemental analysis.
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 76th edition (1995-1996), Cleveland, Ohio: CRC Press, pp. 8-59.

Shugar, Gershon J. Chemical Technicians' Ready Reference Handbook, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996, p. 305.

Meites, Louis. Handbook of Analytical Chemistry, 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963, pp. 2-23.

Benedetti-Pichler, Anton Alexander. Identification of Materials via Physical Properties, Chemical Tests, and Microscopy, New York: Academic Press, 1964, p. 314.