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  2. Pyrotechnic colorant - Wikipedia

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    The * indicates that the compound will burn orange where x=0,2,3,5. Gold/Yellow Charcoal powder Yellow Sodium bicarbonate: NaHCO 3: Compatible with potassium chlorate. Less burning rate decrease than sodium carbonate. Incompatible with magnesium and aluminium, reacts evolving hydrogen gas. Yellow Sodium carbonate: Na 2 CO 3: Hygroscopic.

  3. Colored fire - Wikipedia

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    Generally, the color of a flame may be red, orange, blue, yellow, or white, and is dominated by blackbody radiation from soot and steam. When additional chemicals are added to the fuel burning, their atomic emission spectra can affect the frequencies of visible light radiation emitted - in other words, the flame appears in a different color ...

  4. Wood ash - Wikipedia

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    Wood ash is the powdery residue remaining after the combustion of wood, such as burning wood in a fireplace, bonfire, or an industrial power plant. It is largely composed of calcium compounds, along with other non-combustible trace elements present in the wood, and has been used for many purposes throughout history.

  5. Is Wood Ash Good for the Garden? 5 Tips for Using This ... - AOL

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    Wood ash can burn seedlings, plant roots, and leaves due to its high pH. “It needs to be diluted with soil,” McKinley says. Rake it into the soil thoroughly before planting seeds or transplants.

  6. My house didn't burn but ash from the L.A. fires fell in my ...

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    In the world of wildfires, there are basically two kinds of ash: the good kind from burned vegetation that enriches the soil and the very bad ash from urban wildfires that's created when everyday ...

  7. Flame test - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] [6] Sodium is a common component or contaminant in many samples, [2] and its spectrum tends to dominate many flame tests others. [5] The test flame is often viewed through cobalt blue glass to filter out the yellow of sodium and allow for easier viewing of other metal ions. [citation needed]

  8. Garden: Invasive burning bush requires management - AOL

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    Chokeberry grows to 8-feet tall and 4-feet wide and will not require the intensive pruning that burning bush does. Winterberry is a good substitute for the invasive burning bush or winged euonymus.

  9. Pyrotechnic composition - Wikipedia

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    Does not produce sufficient temperature to make colored flames, except when magnesium is added. Makes good sparks. Presence in dust makes the dust hazardous and very flammable. [1] Sodium nitrate – also a yellow colorant, hygroscopic. Gives intense yellow light, used for illumination compositions. Presence in dust makes the dust hazardous.