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dyt wrote:What do you use cobalt glass for? We need help please!:]

You are supposed to use Cobalt Blue glass to filter out any sodium ions in the powder...sodium burns yellow, so by placing the glass in front of the flame you can get a clearer, easier read on the flame's color.

Twas a mere 1.5 hours.

What planet would you most like to visit?

Yes, I'm an extreme klutz.

Have you ever successfully counted the amount of licks it would take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

Sleep...do homework...have a life.

Do you nap? If so, how often?

Nope.

What type of day off from school would you prefer: (a) Snow Day (b) Pre-Scheduled Day {ie President's Day}?

Glacierguy1 wrote:Do you not get that you guys have become the Chuck Norris of Science Olympiad ? and that it is our duty to come up with ridiculous theories as to how you get so good.

haha

Presently, I am a staff writer for the school paper, and I edit the school's literary magazine. I tutor on Mondays. I'm part of the CSI club, the Latin Club, and the Communications Club. I'm a Big Sister (basically, a student mentor;) I'm in the Library Service, the Book Club and the school's Chorus...

with the glass: it was a definite orange
without it: yellowish orange
but yeah...to directly answer your obvious yes or no question: Yes, I could still see the orange.

dudeincolorado wrote:would calcium nitrate show up well?

from a candle's flame? the last time i did it (with a candle) i was unable to see total orange; i used a piece of cobalt blue glass (for the first and last time) to make sure.

I have always gotten one, save my first year on the event (2 years ago.) The rules only say that the supervisor will provide a flame source either candle or burner, so I would venture to guess that you will for sure get a flame source; whether burner or candle will be up to the supervisor.