Fireworks Design

Chemistry Level 1

You are an engineer in charge of designing new fireworks. Your company wants you to modify one of its best selling products so that it travels farther and has a bright red color. Which of the following compounds are you LEAST likely to consider using in your new formulations?

potassium nitrate charcoal strontium carbonate sodium carbonate

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1 solution

Jordan Calmes
Mar 8, 2016

The yellow color of the sodium will overpower the red color you want to achieve, so sodium carbonate is not useful as an oxidant or as a coloring agent in the new firework.

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