Flame Test Kit
Product Code : EL-AS-11135
Last updated: 6 October 2026
Quick answer: A kit for 30 students in 6 groups in which students observe the flame colours of 6 different metals, view their bright-line emission spectra through a spectroscope, and then identify an unknown metal from both.
This is the most direct evidence of quantised energy levels available in a school laboratory. A metal salt in a flame emits specific colours, and a spectroscope resolves those into discrete bright lines rather than a continuous band. Students can see that an atom emits only certain energies, which is the observation the whole quantum model of the atom was built to explain.
The structure runs from observation to application: students observe the colours of light emitted by 6 different metals placed in a flame, view the bright-line emission spectra through a spectroscope, then use their own data to identify an unknown metal by both its flame test and its spectrum. Ending on an unknown is what makes it an analysis rather than a demonstration, and it mirrors how emission spectroscopy is actually used.
The published concept list covers the quantum nature of light, ground and excited states of electrons, fluorescence, continuous spectra and bright-line spectra. Having both continuous and bright-line spectra in the same activity is useful, since the contrast between them is the point.
Materials are sufficient for 30 students working in 6 groups. The metals supplied, the quantities, whether spectroscopes and a burner are included, and whether refills are available are not published. Flame tests involve open flames and metal salt solutions, so request the component list and the safety data sheets for the salts before ordering.
Technical specifications
Specification | As published |
Product type | Chemistry investigation kit, flame tests and emission spectra |
Students supported | 30, in 6 groups |
Metals tested | 6 different metals |
Observations | Flame colours, and bright-line emission spectra viewed through a spectroscope |
Final task | Identify an unknown metal by flame test and bright-line emission spectrum |
Concepts covered | Quantum nature of light, ground and excited states of electrons, fluorescence, continuous spectra, bright-line spectra |
Supplied from | Ambala, Haryana, India |
Only what this listing publishes is recorded above. Which metals are supplied, the quantities, whether spectroscopes and a burner are included, and whether refill consumables are available are not stated. Request the component list and the safety data sheets for the metal salts before ordering; this activity uses open flames.
Range and ordering
This item belongs to the Atomic Structure family within Biotechnology Equipment and Labware, part of the Biotechnology range. Packaged teaching kits are listed under Biotechnology Kits. Bulk, tender and OEM quantities are handled through lab tenders and OEM orders; use the contact page to request a quotation or any specification noted above.