Students completed a flame test lab and recorded their

Last updated: 5/4/2023

Students completed a flame test lab and recorded their results in the data table below Compound Potassium chloride Sodium chloride Lithium chloride Calcium chloride Unknown Color Lavender Yellow orange Red Orange Red Which of the following choices best explains why the students were able to identify the unknown as lithium chloride The students observed the solution before it was put into the flame and realized it was similar in texture and color to the lithium chloride the teacher showed them When they saw that both lithium chloride and the unknown produced a red flame they were sure that the unknown must have been lithium chloride as well The students used heat to add energy to the electrons in the lithium chloride The addition of energy caused electrons in the various energy levels to jump to higher energy levels When the electrons returned to the ground state the