I want to know about the process of burning metal powder. I only remember the principle is to use a platinum wire to dip the metal powder to be burnt on the top of the Bunsen burner. After burning the metal, the wire is cleaned by using an acid. But I forget the name of the acid.
Dip the Platinum Wire into concentrated Hydrochloric acid.
Dip the Platinum Wire in the sample
Heat the sample strongly under non-luminous flame.
Observe the flame colour and deduce the presence of corresponding metal ions