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Why do beryllium and magnesium not impart any color to a flame...

Why do beryllium and magnesium not impart any color to a flame during a flame test?

Options

  1. AThey have low ionization energies
  2. BThey have strongly bound electrons
  3. CThey have high melting points
  4. DThey have small atomic sizes

Correct answer

B. They have strongly bound electrons

Step-by-step solution

Beryllium and magnesium have electrons that are too strongly bound to get excited by a flame, so they do not impart any color to the flame during a flame test.
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