SCIENTIFIC STUFF

For the upcoming Victorian Science Talents Search competition, I decided to photograph flames with different substances in them.
Our first attempt at this we did tonight. We dissolved Epson Salts, zinc and similar in water, then dabbed cotton balls in the water and set fire to the cotton balls. We discovered that this didn't work, so we decided to dry the cotton balls out and try it again the next day.

The reason that I did this blog post is because in the chemistry set we got (to burn the chemicals that came with it) there was a tube of copper sulphate- a beautiful light blue substance that is toxic. I decided to show you some images of dissolved copper sulphate and copper sulphate un-dissolved taken by yours truly. WARNING: If you see this stuff, don't consume it or touch it.

This is the copper sulphate in a cup (non-dissolved)

A tube of the copper sulphate (non-dissolved) , with two cotton balls soaked in dissolved copper sulphate and some drops of dissolved copper sulphate, all on the plate.

P.S: Yes, I know this blog is called Young Birder's Notes, but I can fit something else in as well, can't I?