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Chemistry of Firework Colors; Fireworks combine art and science. Learn about the chemistry behind firework colors, including the mechanisms of color production and a table listing colorants.

C&EN presents a collection of articles that gives you a look at the chemistry behind a wide variety of everyday products. ... July 2, 2001; Vol. 79, issue 27; Fireworks

If you've taken a chemistry course with a lab, you may remember having done "flame tests" of compounds. ... The orangish hues of ancient fireworks are largely produced by black- or gray-body radiation-

It takes some precise chemistry and physics to pull off multicolored displays like this Fourth of July fireworks show over the Manhattan skyline.

It takes some precise chemistry and physics to pull off multicolored displays like this Fourth of July fireworks show over the Manhattan skyline.

Fireworks - Chemistry Behind the Spectacle; How pyrotechnic experts construct shells and fill them with firework components. From ThinkQuest.

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Fireworks are usually made out of the following items; an oxidizing agent, a reducing agent, a coloring agent, binders and regulators. These this mixed together are what make up the basic fireworks.

This will be followed by an explosive demonstration lecture by Professor Pat Bailey, from the University of Manchester, who will look at the chemistry behind fireworks, stink-bombs and magic...