After the experiment was conducted and the data was analyzed the cation in the solution was proven to affect the color of the flame. The cation in each of the solutions are calcium, copper, lithium, and potassium. The two salt solutions that have calcium as its cation are Calcium Chloride and Calcium Nitrate. When you compare those two solutions you can see that both of their flames turned orange. The two salt solutions with chloride as their anion were Calcium Chloride and Lithium Chloride. When you compare their results you will find that Calcium Chloride had an orange flame but Lithium Chloride had a red flame. These results show that it is the cation that determines the color of the flame and not the anion. To reduce the possibility of
