Flame Test

Original flame: (blue)

Flame with barium: (pale yellow green)

Did not manage to take a picture.

Flame with calcium: (orange-red)

Flame with copper: (blue-green)

Lead: (white blue)

Potassium: (liliac red)

Sodium: (intense yellow)

Mixture:

Thinking question:

What colour would human ash produce?

I think that human ash will produce a mixture of colours - mainly orange-red, and maybe small amounts of yellow and liliac. This is because, human ash should be largely made up of calcium, from the bones, and a little mineral salt like sodium and potassium.