Vanadium (V) in plasma

Vanadium burns almost white in the ring itself while the gas around it glows deep violet. The white core is the signature of a dense, hot discharge in which many overlapping lines saturate the sensor; the violet is the buffer gas answering around it.

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• Vanadium (V) glowing plasma discharge, video 7 of 8
• Vanadium (V) glowing plasma discharge, video 8 of 8

Periodic Table of Plasma