4.6 CHEMICAL TESTS Flashcards
How to carry out a test for hydrogen
- Collect a sample of gas in a test tube
- Attempt to ignite the gas with a lit splint
- You will hear a squeaky pop
How to carry out a test for hydrogen
- Collect a sample of gas in a test tube
- Attempt to ignite the gas with a lit splint
- You will hear a squeaky pop
What is the chemical reaction when testing hydrogen
Combustion - hydrogen forming water
How to test for oxygen
- Collect a sample of gas in a test tube
- Place a glowing splint in the test tube
- The splint will relight
What is the chemical reaction taking place when testing for oxygen
Combustion of the wood - Pure O2 is more concentrated that the O2 in normal air (splint combusts faster)
How to test for the presnece of water
- Add anhydrous copper (II) sulfate to water
- Will turn from white to blue
How to test the purity of water
- Measure the boiling point
- Closer to 100c = more pure
How to test for CO2
- Bubble a sample of gas through limewater
- A white precipitate forms (goes cloudy)
How to test for CO2
- Bubble a sample of gas through limewater
- A white precipitate forms (goes cloudy)
What is the chemical reaction taking place when testing for CO2
- Limewater is saturated calcium hydroxide solution
- Calcium Carbonate is the white precipitate formed with water when reacting
How to test for chlorine
- Place damp blue litmus paper in a sample of the gas
- It wil be bleached white
What is the chemical reaction occuring, when testing for chlorine
- Chlorine dissolves into the dampness (water) and removes colour from blue litmus
- It is a good bleaching agent
How to test for ammonia
- Place damp red litmus paper in sample of gas
- It will turn blue
What is the chemical reaction taking place when testing for ammonia
- Ammonia acts as a base accepiting H+ ions from water
- OH- ions remain
- Alkaline so turns litmus blue
- Ammonia + water -> Ammonium + hydroxide
Describe how to conduct a flame test
- Dip a piece of nichrome / platinum wire into hydrochloric acid to clean the wire
- Dip the wire into the sample of solid or solution
- Place the tip of the wire into a non-luminous bunsen flame
Red flame test result
Li+
Yellow flame test result
Na+