User:Difei Shi/Flame test/Bibliography

You will be compiling your bibliography and creating an outline of the changes you will make in this sandbox.

Bibliography

As you gather the sources for your Wikipedia contribution, think about the following:

Is the source from a reliable publication?
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- Ensure that your topic meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines.
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Bibliography[edit]

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

8: Flame Tests of Metal Cations (Experiment)^[1]
- This is an article published by a multi-institutional collaboration supported by the US National Science Foundation, so it should be a reliable source. It explains the theory behind flame tests and describes the experimental procedure. This information can be added to a new section of the article called “Principles.”
Playing with Fire: Chemical Safety Expertise Required^[2]
- This is an article published by the American Chemical Society, so it should be a reliable source. It describes the potential hazards associated with fire usage and flame tests in classrooms. This information can be added to a new section of the article called “Safety.”
Low-Cost Method for Quantifying Sodium in Coconut Water and Seawater for the Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Laboratory: Flame Test, a Mobile Phone Camera, and Image Processing^[3]
- This is an article from the Journal of Chemical Education published on the Web of Science and American Chemical Society, so it should be a reliable source. It discusses the benefits and hazards of the flame test. This information can be added to the lead section of the article to argue the advantages of the flame test, and could be used as a reference for the new section of the article called “Hazards.”
Taking flame tests one step forward: the case of a DIY atomic emission spectrophotometer^[4]
- This is an article from Chemistry Teacher International published on the Web of Science, so it should be a reliable source. It discusses the benefits and practicality of the flame test. This information can be added to the lead section of the article to explain the practicality of the flame test in schools.

Spectroscopy (1855-1864)^[5]
- This is the informational webpage on chemistry created by the University of Waterloo, so it should be a reliable source. It includes the colour of several elements and can serve as a reference for the “Common Elements” section.
This Month in Physics History^[6]
- This is an article published by the American Physical Society, so it should be a reliable source. It contains information about the history of the flame test, its utilization and the discovery of rubidium. This information can be added to a new section of the article called “History.”
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff^[7]
- This is an article published by the Science History Institute, so it should be a reliable source. It contains information about the history of flame tests and the discovery of rubidium. This information can be added to a new section of the article called “History.”
Flame Tests^[8]
- This is an article published by a multi-institutional collaboration supported by the US National Science Foundation, so it should be a reliable source. It includes information about the flame colour of different elements and the principles behind the flame colours. It can support the colours in the “Common Elements” section and provide a new section called “Principles.” For the “Principles” section, a diagram can be added using information from this article.

Examples:

Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

References[edit]

^ "8: Flame Tests of Metal Cations (Experiment)". Chemistry LibreTexts. 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
^ Sigmann, Samuella B. (2018-10-09). "Playing with Fire: Chemical Safety Expertise Required". Journal of Chemical Education. 95 (10): 1736–1746. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00152. ISSN 0021-9584.
^ Moraes, Edgar P.; da Silva, Nilbert S. A.; de Morais, Camilo de L. M.; Neves, Luiz S. das; Lima, Kassio M. G. de (2014-11-11). "Low-Cost Method for Quantifying Sodium in Coconut Water and Seawater for the Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Laboratory: Flame Test, a Mobile Phone Camera, and Image Processing". Journal of Chemical Education. 91 (11): 1958–1960. doi:10.1021/ed400797k. ISSN 0021-9584.
^ Mavroukakis-Karagounis, Constantina; Papadopoulou, Isavella; Papadopoulou, Myrto; Makedonas, Christodoulos (2020-06-01). "Taking flame tests one step forward: the case of a DIY atomic emission spectrophotometer". Chemistry Teacher International. 2 (1). doi:10.1515/cti-2018-0013. ISSN 2569-3263.
^ "Spectroscopy (1855-1864) | Chemistry". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
^ "This Month in Physics History". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
^ "Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff". Science History Institute. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
^ "Flame Tests". Chemistry LibreTexts. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-15.

Outline of proposed changes[edit]

Click on the edit button to draft your outline.

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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[1] "8: Flame Tests of Metal Cations (Experiment)". Chemistry LibreTexts. 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-16.

[2] Sigmann, Samuella B. (2018-10-09). "Playing with Fire: Chemical Safety Expertise Required". Journal of Chemical Education. 95 (10): 1736–1746. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00152. ISSN 0021-9584.

[3] Moraes, Edgar P.; da Silva, Nilbert S. A.; de Morais, Camilo de L. M.; Neves, Luiz S. das; Lima, Kassio M. G. de (2014-11-11). "Low-Cost Method for Quantifying Sodium in Coconut Water and Seawater for the Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Laboratory: Flame Test, a Mobile Phone Camera, and Image Processing". Journal of Chemical Education. 91 (11): 1958–1960. doi:10.1021/ed400797k. ISSN 0021-9584.

[4] Mavroukakis-Karagounis, Constantina; Papadopoulou, Isavella; Papadopoulou, Myrto; Makedonas, Christodoulos (2020-06-01). "Taking flame tests one step forward: the case of a DIY atomic emission spectrophotometer". Chemistry Teacher International. 2 (1). doi:10.1515/cti-2018-0013. ISSN 2569-3263.

[5] "Spectroscopy (1855-1864) | Chemistry". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-15.

[6] "This Month in Physics History". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2023-10-15.

[7] "Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff". Science History Institute. Retrieved 2023-10-15.

[8] "Flame Tests". Chemistry LibreTexts. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-15.

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