1. What safety precautions need to be taken if the experimenter has hair longer than shoulder length?
2. What clothing features must be considered when performing this lab? Why are they important?
3. What needs to be on hand to extinguish any unplanned spread of fire from the canister to other objects?
4. How does the workspace for this lab need to be set up to prevent damage to the work surface from the flame canister and hot lab equipment?
5. What lab equipment will be used to prevent you from burning your hand on the open flame?
6. What color is a “cool” flame?
7. What color is a “hot” flame?
8. Why do we see colors when metals are burned? (explain the process involved during the flame test)
