AQA - How to remember colours for flame test

Lithium = crimson
(a CRIMSON LIpstick (lipstick for lithium)

Sodium = yellow
(sodium sounds like 'so damn' --> SO DAMN LOUD --> yellow is a loud colour)

Potassium = lilac
(You put LILAC flowers in flower POTs)

Calcium = red
(CALum Scott is hot --> hot connotes red)

Barium = green
(Barium sounds like bear --> bears live in forests --> forests are green)

Reply 1

UWS

21

Original post by emma_louise1

Lithium = crimson
(a CRIMSON LIpstick (lipstick for lithium)

Sodium = yellow
(sodium sounds like 'so damn' --> SO DAMN LOUD --> yellow is a loud colour)

Potassium = lilac
(You put LILAC flowers in flower POTs)

Calcium = red
(CALum Scott is hot --> hot connotes red)

Barium = green
(Barium sounds like bear --> bears live in forests --> forests are green)

This double mnemonic is pretty cool too.

Reply 2

Soni098

11

All of this you can choose to write with or without the words with t, which all mean nothing:

Criminals Lie, Yet No-one, Links Killers, Respect Or Case, Given (their) Curiosity

= Crimson - Li

= Yellow - Na

= Lilac - K

= Red-Orange - Ca

= Green = Cu

(edited 5 years ago)

Reply 3

username4118672

3

The Liar (lithium-red) says NaY! (sodium-yellow) I didn't KilL (potassium-lilac) your CorGi (copper-green). It was hit by a CaR (calcium-red) and left in a BaG (barium-green).I like = 1 pray

Reply 4

AftabGujral

10

Original post by UWS

This double mnemonic is pretty cool too.

I like this one

However, sometimes the mnemonics are more difficult to remember... IMO

Reply 5

teen20

1

And for blue? The inference is presence of lead

Reply 6

James Spellment

1

I remember it as Lily(lithium) Read(Red) S(Sodium)exY(yellow) P(potassium)oster Lily(lilac) Call(Calcium) Old(Orange) Child(Copper(ii)) Boss(Blue)- Lily Read Sexy Poster Lily Call Old Child Boss

Reply 7

Arso

U ****ing ****** thats ****

Reply 8

Arso

Original post by Soni098

All of this you can choose to write with or without the words with t, which all mean nothing:

Criminals Lie, Yet No-one, Links Killers, Respect Or Case, Given (their) Curiosity

= Crimson - Li

= Yellow - Na

= Lilac - K

= Red-Orange - Ca

= Green = Cu

U ****** thats worse than ur mum last night

Reply 9

_Grimalkin_

11

LilaK (Lilac = Potassium (K))

Reply 10

atpeliot

1

Ralph Yak Loved Rhythmic Violins Once Ralph Gave Barry Water

RED YELLOW RED VIOLET ORANGE RED GREEN BLUE WHITE

All you need to do is start at the top of group 1 on the periodic table and work down and across the periods for each of these elements;
Li red
Na yellow
K lilac
Rb red
Cs violet
Ca orange
Sr red
Ba green
Cu blue
Pb white

Reply 11

BelalAHMED03

1

THIS WAS MAD USEFUL thanks!!!

Reply 12

Madnerdforlondon

2

yellow because you yell

Reply 13

samgray646

2

Thanks so much, some of these are bloody genius.

Reply 14

ChapSop

2

Like Charlotte and Sophie You Like Pots and Red-Orange Cars with Green Cables. Lithium Crimson and Sodium Yellow Lilac Potassium and Red-Orange calcium with Green Copper