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"I love thus experiment "
That because of the electrons
when the metal hated the electrons take more energy and go to higher energy orbit and turn to it's original one the deference between the orbits energies realest as a colorful light !
here is some the famous flame colors :-
Violet :- Potassium salts "like KNO 3"
Green "Copper sulfates "CuSO4" and Barium Chlorates " BaClO3"
Red : Lithium salts .like "LiNO3" or Strontium's
White Magnesium "Mg"
Orange Calcium salts like "CaCl"
Blue :Copper Chloride
you can see thus for more
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howtos/a/aa052703a.htm
Yellow Sodium salts like "NaCl"

Chemistry homework?
A guess, since I was a dunce in chemistry:
the elements generate light with differing wavelengths within the spectrum visible to the human eye. Different wavelength = different color.
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Well said :D
by CT on November 14th, 2009
who knows...why they tend not to study the topics!!!
they'd find them all interesting...if only they'd try...rather than to rely on others!!!
by kazi on November 15th, 2009
Very true my friend :D
by CT on November 15th, 2009
<added an image for the questioner>
by kazi on November 24th, 2009
Oooh is that you at the desk..after completing studies? hahahaha!! of course I am joking :D
by CT on November 24th, 2009
well, I meant it is the questioner...while the answer is just before him...he has turned his back to seek for answers elsewhere!
hahaha!
by kazi on November 24th, 2009
Oh..hahaha!! :-D
by CT on November 24th, 2009