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Campfire colors with burning chemicals

Asked by tylerxx30 5 months ago, 1 answer.

is it safe to burn these chemicals listed and is there any respiratory harm to people or animals?

There are all these chemicals that change the colour of fire:
Copper Chloride : blue
Borax : light green
Copper Sulfate: green
Lithium Chloride:...

pink or red
Potassium Nitrate: purple
Epsom Salt: White
Strontium Chloride: makes red flame in campfire.
Potassium Chloride: makes a deep purple flame in campfire.
Alum (thallium): a nice bright green flame in campfire. Used for pickling but can also buy cheap at drugstore
Calcium Chloride : nice blue flame - is sold commercially as the product ” Damp-Rid” to get rid of moisture.
Table Salt (sodium chloride)- make an orange flame.
Boric Acid - deep red flame. Buy at any pharmacy.

Answered by underwaterophelia on Jun 14, 2009, 06:02AM
1843 answers

Potassium nitrate is explosive when it's old and strontium chloride is radioactive.

So...don't use those...I guess.

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