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Old January 8th, 2010, 12:11
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Hello. I know boron burns green, and i know Persil means perborate silicon. Will persil burn green?
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Old January 8th, 2010, 13:35
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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".

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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.
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Old January 9th, 2010, 09:22
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Ok. I'll try to make mum buy some persil, so that i can burn it.
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Old January 9th, 2010, 11:29
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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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