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Why is it that when I boil water on the stove, the flame under the kettle turns yellow…?

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

The flame is normally blue. Does the fact that there is salt in the kettle have anything to do with it?
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To fooles.troupe’s: I boil salty water to make macaroni (pasta).

To all: The flame only appears yellow when boiling water. It has something to do with boiling the water. It has nothing to do with the gas or the kettle.
I think it has something to do with water vapor in the air from the boiling water.
The flame turns yellow only after the water starts boiling. While the water is heating, but before it boils, the flame is blue.
Nothing to do with the gas or material of the kettle.
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