Match the elements given in Column I with the colour they impart to the flame given in Column II.
Column I | Column II |
(i) Cs | (a) Apple green |
(ii) Na | (b)Violet |
(iii) K | (c) Brick red |
(iv) Ca | (d) Yellow |
(v)Sr | (e) Crimson red |
(vi) Ba | (f) Red |
(i) – (f); (ii)- (d); (iii)- (b); (iv)- (c); (v)-(e ); (vi) –(a)
The heat from the flame excites the outermost orbital electron to a higher energy level. When the excited electron comes back to the ground state, there is the emission of radiation in the visible region which gives characteristic colour to Bunsen flame.