Flame Colours and Fireworks

Exploring the science behind fireworks, discover how different elements are used to produce different colours of fireworks. Chemistry - Atoms And Bonding - Learning Points. In the mid-19th century the inventor if the Bunsen burner, Robert Bunsen, discovered that pure elements burn with distinctive flame colours. Potassium produced a lilac flame. Copper burned green. The different colour flames produced were due to the movement of electrons between electron shells. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.