Colorflame Candles

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Demo use only

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$Four colored candles burning in a foam base (purple, green, yellow, and red flames from bottom to top) with their diffracted emission spectra visible to the right, showing distinct colored lines for each flame$

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Colorful Flames

Metal-compound candles produce colored flames with characteristic emission lines visible through a diffraction grating on a document camera. Students see direct visual evidence that atoms emit discrete wavelengths — not …

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This equipment supports lecture demonstrations and cannot be reserved directly — it is assigned automatically as part of a demonstration. To use it, request a demo that includes it.