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Inexpensive Alcohol Burners for Flame Tests Using Aluminum Tea Light Candle Holders
Tom Mortier, Annie Wellens, and Marie-Josée Janssens
Department of Health and Technology, Leuven Catholic University College, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, and Department of Chemistry, Catholic University of Leuven, B-3001 Leuven-Heverlee, Belgium
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April 2008
Vol. 85 No. 4
p. 522

Abstract
This article describes an alternative to traditional methanol-based flame tests; this alternative may be a safer demonstration.
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Citation
Mortier, Tom; Wellens, Annie; Janssens, Marie-Josée. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 522.
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Keywords
Alcohols; Atomic Properties / Structure; Demonstrations; High School / Introductory Chemistry
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2/26/2008
3/5/2008
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