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What color will the

flame turn if we
immerse a steel
wire in a barium
chloride solution and
then heat it? Why does that happen?

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Answer:

Clean a platinum or nichrome (a nickel-chromium alloy) wire by dipping it into concentrated hydrochloric acid and then holding it in a hot Bunsen flame. Repeat this until the wire produces no color in the flame.

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