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Bookmark or Share- Why Does This Indonesian Volcano Burn Bright Blue?Exposed to the oxygen present in air and sparked by lava, the sulfur burns readily, and its flames are bright blue. There's so much sulfur, Grunewald says, that at times it flows down the rock...
- Discover the 9 Different Colors of Flames (And Why It Happens)Temperatures that Create Flame (In Fahrenheit) 1. Red Flame: SrCl 2 or Sr(NO 3) 2: 900 to 1800 Degrees: 2. Orange Flame: C Molecules or CaCl 2: 1800 to 2100 Degrees: 3. Yellow Flame: Fe or Na Molecules: 2100 to 2500 Degrees: 4. White Flame: MgSO 4: 2500 to 2900 Degrees: 5. Blue Flame: C 4 H 10 or CuCl: 2600 to 3000 Degrees: 6. Purple Flame ...
- What Color Is the Hottest Flame? | HowStuffWorksBlue fire can reach temperatures upwards of 2,552 to 2,912 degrees Fahrenheit (1,400 to 1,600 degrees Celsius), showcasing its superiority in the hierarchy of flame heat. Violet fires can burn upwards of 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,650 degrees Celsius).
- Why do flames turn blue? | HowStuffWorksIn the yellow part of a candle flame, you are seeing tiny particles of soot that are hot enough to glow yellow. In a blue flame, two things are happening. First, the flame is very hot. Second, it is gas molecules that are glowing rather than pieces of soot. Very hot gas molecules glow blue.
- Why Blue Flames Are Now Burning at Kilauea - National GeographicWhy Blue Flames Are Now Burning at Kilauea Methane trapped underground is igniting blue flames near the volcano's lava flows. Experts say methane blasts are possible.
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