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A-LevelChemistryChemical periodicity9701/12 · Oct/Nov 2024 · Q181 Mark

Sodium and sulfur are burned separately in oxygen. Each reaction has a distinctive coloured flame. Which row is correct?

Awhite flame blue flame
Bwhite flame yellow flame
Cyellow flame blue flame
Dyellow flame yellow flame

✓ Correct answer

C: yellow flame blue flame

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Chemical periodicity, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 18.

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