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Why does alkali metals impart characteristic colour to the flame?

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this happens because the heat from the falme excites the outermost orbital electron to a higher energy level. When the excited electron comes back to the ground state, there is emission of radiation in the visible region.
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AAKASH INSTITUTE- ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS-Assignment Section -D (Assertion - reason type question)
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  10. A : Grignard's reagent is prepared in the presence of ether . R :...

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