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Question by Ashlie
Submitted on 9/6/2003
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When heating glass in a flame, the flame appears yellow/orange when it is hot enough to melt glass. What causes the color change?


Answer by Misha
Submitted on 10/17/2004
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When a glass rod is heated, the yellow flame observed around the point of heating indicates electron being excited causing the glass to emit light in the form of photons.

 

Answer by lids
Submitted on 12/18/2004
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i dunno

 

Answer by CJ
Submitted on 9/22/2005
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WELL FLAMES DO DUH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Answer by Kari
Submitted on 2/26/2006
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I am not sure

 

Answer by JJ
Submitted on 10/16/2006
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There is a different component in the glass

 

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