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Why do beryllium and magnesium not impart any color to a flame during a flame test?
Chemistrys Block ElementsNEET
Options:
  • A They have low ionization energies
  • B They have strongly bound electrons
  • C They have high melting points
  • D They have small atomic sizes
Solution:
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The correct answer is: They have strongly bound electrons
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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