How would you preform the flame test to identify the presence of Sodium in a solution? (3Marks)

  1. Using a clean nichrome wire dip the loop into the solution 2) Hold the loop in the blue flame of a bunsen burner 3) Observe the colour. In this case it will be Yellow.
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