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thedarkgluon January 8th, 2010 13:11
Will Persil burn green?
 
Hello. I know boron burns green, and i know Persil means perborate silicon. Will persil burn green?

Friar Tuck January 8th, 2010 14:35
soap became a detergent in 1907 when a German company put the product "Persil" on the market. In addition to the carboxylic acid soap, "Persil" contained sodium perborate, sodium silicate and sodium carbonate. Hence perborate + silicate = "PERSIL".

http://www.chemistry.co.nz/introduction.htm

It could burn green but the sodium salts will burn yellow. I honestly don't know the answer, but if you have some, why not burn it and let people know what you observe? I, for one, would be interested to hear.

thedarkgluon January 9th, 2010 10:22
Ok. I'll try to make mum buy some persil, so that i can burn it.

Friar Tuck January 9th, 2010 12:29
I thought you were doing it as school work. You should get your chemistry teacher involved and carry out a proper flame test - it'll be a good experience for you. Flame tests are a lot of fun.


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