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Which metal burns in air with golden flame?


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  1. Sodium is a highly reactive metal, it burns in the air with a golden yellow flame when heated.
  2. The electron in its valence shell is stimulated to higher energy levels
  3. When an excited electron returns to its ground state, the additional energy is emitted in the electromagnetic spectrum's yellow area.

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