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Why alkali metal impart characteristic colours when introduced to flame​
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Why alkali metal impart characteristic colours when introduced to flame​

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Alkali metals impart characteristic colours to the flame due to low ionisation enthalpy, when an alkali metal or its salt is heated in a flame, the valence electrons are excited to higher energy level.
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