Solid metal salt | Oxidizing flame | Oxidizing flame | Reducing flame | Reducing flame |
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Hot | Cold | Hot | Cold |
Chromium | yellow to emerald-green |
green | green | green |
Cobalt | deep blue | blue | blue | blue |
Copper | light blue-green | blue | . |
red-brown |
Gold | rose-violet |
rose-violet |
red | violet |
Iron | brown when hot yellow when cold |
yellow | green | green |
Manganese | violet | amethyst | . |
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Nickel | violet to brown |
red-brown | grey | grey |
Tungsten | pale yellow | . |
green | blue |