FIRE OF COLOR

Presented by:

Luna Camila Flores Varela

Cecilia Montserrat Romero Perdomo

Class
Science 8th Grade “B”

Date
6/06/2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS....................................................................................................... 2

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................... 3

METHOD/PROCEDURE.....................................................................................................5

MATERIALS:..................................................................................................................... 7

PROCEDURE:....................................................................................................................8

Explanation:................................................................................................................... 10

Conclusion..................................................................................................................... 11

GLOSSARY:..................................................................................................................... 12
 Bibliography:..................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION

What is fire?
We call fire the set of incandescent particles or molecules of combustible matter,
which are capable of emitting heat and visible light, being produced by an accelerated
chemical reaction of oxidation.
Flames are the parts of the fire that emit visible light, smoke is those same particles,
but they have stopped emitting said light. Flames are mainly composed of carbon
dioxide, water vapor, oxygen and nitrogen. If they reach sufficient temperature, the
gases can ionize and become plasma. It is also known as a light or candle.

Fire is a chemical reaction

The basis of fire is a very strong chemical reaction of oxidation, this process generates
and releases heat around it. In turn, the air surrounding the particles decreases in
density and floats on top of the cooler air below, creating convection.

When we talk about solid-state fire, the hot air travels upward at a speed sufficient to
push even heavy fuel particles in the same direction (still hot and emitting visible light),
little by little, they drop in temperature, just as that the air around them stops shining
and turns into a dark color; The air, as it cools, begins to slow down, to such a point
that it can no longer push the particles up and they begin (if they weigh more than the
air) to levitate without rising, then falling back to the ground.
The nature of fire
Fire is a chemical reaction between the fuel (wood, paper, etc.) and the oxidizer
(mainly oxygen). Using activation energy, such as a spark, the fire is started. Oxygen
makes up 21% of the atmosphere and the more oxygen you have at your disposal, the
faster the combustion of any fuel will occur.

The components of fire

Fire is then composed of three fundamental elements:
• The fuel: It needs a certain temperature to achieve combustion.
• The oxidizer: Oxygen.
• Activation energy: The heat necessary for the reaction to begin.
If any of these elements are missing, the fire will not start. These three elements are
considered fundamental for fire, but there is another one:
• the chain reaction that keeps the fire going.
To extinguish any fire we must always eliminate one of these 4 elements.
METHOD/PROCEDURE
AIM:
The objective is to demonstrate that through different chemical compounds, fire can
acquire different colors due to the chemical reaction that originates and in this way
demonstrate that fire, although it can be dangerous, can also be beautiful.
In the project we will carry out an experiment with fire and with different materials
such as alcohol, copper, boric acid, common salt, etc. achieving that with each of
these elements or ingredients the fire has a variety of colors.
Observe the emission of electromagnetic radiation in the form of light and observe the
color that is formed taking into account its wavelength.
Observe the change in color of the fire since each element or chemical compound has
its own characteristic wave pattern that when heated alters the wavelength and this
produces this effect.
Reaction of fire with boric acid, acetone and copper

Summary of the Procedure

The procedure is simple, first we will put a little alcohol in three containers and a little
acetone in the remaining two.
Next we will add a piece of copper to the second container with alcohol and to the
third container we will add a teaspoon of boric acid.
In one of the two containers with acetone we will add a teaspoon of table/kitchen salt.
Finally we turn off the lights and place a match close to each container and then we
will see how each flame we start will have a different color.
Fire emits electromagnetic radiation in the form of light and depending on its
wavelength, the color will be. Each element or chemical compound has its own wave
pattern and when we heat it, this wavelength is altered and we see them in a different
color.
MATERIALS:
• A lighter • Boric acid

• Alcohol

• 5 metal containers / plates

• Copper wire

• Kitchen salt

• Acetone
PROCEDURE:

GREEN FIRE:
In a metal container we add boric

acid and alcohol, mix them and

just light it.

BLUE FIRE:
In a metal container we only add Alcohol and we only

light it

YELLOW FIRE:
In a metal container we add kitchen salt and a pinch of

alcohol and just light it.

 PINK FIRE:
In a metal container we add the
Methanol, lithium chloride and kitchen
salt at the end we light it

LESS INTENSIVE GREEN

FIRE:
In a metal container we add copper wire

with a pinch of alcohol and at the end we

just light it

ORANGE FIRE:

We add ethyl alcohol or methanol and

sodium chloride (natural salt) to the

glass container, mix, light it and that's it.

PURPLE FIRE:
In a metal container we apply potassium chloride
and add a pinch of alcohol and at the end we just
light it
EXPLANATION:
On the one hand, fire emits electromagnetic radiation in the form of light, so
depending on its wavelength it will have one color or another. Each element or
chemical compound has its own characteristic wave pattern and, when we heat them,
their wavelength is altered and we see them in a different color.

On the other hand, the colors also change depending on the intensity of the heat.
Therefore, in the container with alcohol, we can see that in the center the flame is blue
but, as we move away from the hottest point, the color turns yellow.

Fire emits electromagnetic radiation in the form of light and depending on its
wavelength, the color will be.

Each element or chemical compound has its own wave pattern and when we heat it,
this wavelength is altered and we see them in a different color.
CONCLUSION
Fire emits electromagnetic radiation in the form of light and depending on its
wavelength, the color will be.
Each element or chemical compound has its own wave pattern and when we heat it,
this wavelength is altered and we see them in a different color.
• With CH4O the fire takes on a blue color
• With C3H6O it takes on an orange color
• With H3BO3 it takes on a green color
• With Cu it takes on a color between yellow and orange
By observing the behavior of the fire in each of the compounds we realize that the one
that reaches the highest height is that of acetone because it has a greater amount of
solvent.
As the fire moves away from the heat center its color changes.
When combustion begins in boric acid and copper, the flame is blue and as there is
less alcohol, the color of the fire changes.
CRACKING: can be defined as the chemical process by which a chemical compound
(usually organic) is decomposed or fractionated into simpler compounds.
GLOSSARY:
ACETONE: it is a colorless liquid, with a pleasant characteristic odor, volatile, highly
flammable and its vapors are heavier than air.
It is obtained as a byproduct in the fermentation through which butyl alcohol is
obtained; by oxidation of isopropanol; by breaking cumene hydroperoxide in which
phenol is also obtained; by distillation of calcium acetate; by destructive distillation of
wood and from oxidation by cracking of propane. It is used as a solvent for fats, oils,
waxes, rubbers, plastics, lacquers and varnishes.
BORIC ACID: also called trioxoboric acid, it is a slightly acidic chemical compound. It is
used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant and precursor of other chemical
compounds.
METHYL ALCOHOL: is a colorless liquid with a strong and slightly sweet odor used as a
solvent.
COPPER: Copper is one of the most widely used metals, with a metallic appearance
and reddish brown color. Copper is one of the transition elements of the periodic
table, and its atomic number is 29.
REACTIVE: a reagent is any substance that, interacting with another substance (also a
reagent) in a chemical reaction, gives rise to other substances with different
properties, characteristics and conformation, called reaction products or simply
products.
COMPOUNDS: they are made up of a minimum of 2 elements that have reacted with
each other to give another substance different from the initial elements
ELEMENT: it is a substance that by no procedure, neither physical nor chemical, can be
separated or decomposed into other simpler substances.
WAVELENGTH: is the distance between two successive points located in the same
phase of a wave movement
COLOR: Color is an attribute that we perceive of objects when there is light. Objects
return the light that they do not absorb to their environment. Our visual field
interprets these electromagnetic radiations that the environment emits or reflects, as
the word "COLOR".
COMBUSTION: It is the reaction created between the fuel material and the oxidizer,
activated by a certain amount of energy, creating and releasing heat, called an
exothermic reaction.
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