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5.2 Gas Tests Flashcards

1
Q

How do we test for Hydrogen?

A

squeaky pop test

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2
Q

How do test for Oxygen?

A

glowing splint test

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3
Q

How do we test for Water?

A

anhydrous copper sulphate

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4
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What is the colour change in the chemical test for water?

A

white to blue

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5
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What is the physical test for water?

A

boiling point 100 degrees Celsius

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6
Q

How do we test for Carbon Dioxide?

A

white precipitate forms - turns cloudy

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7
Q

How do we test for Chlorine?

A

damp blue litmus paper

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8
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What is the colour change when testing for Chlorine?

A

blue to white (bleaches)

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9
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How do we test for Ammonia?

A

damp red litmus paper

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10
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What is the colour change when testing for Ammonia?

A

red to blue

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11
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What are cations?

A

positive ions

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12
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How do we test for cations?

A

flame test
sodium hydroxide test
ammonium test

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13
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Describe a flame test

A
  1. dip platinum wire into HCl
  2. dip into solution
  3. Bunsen flame
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14
Q

Why is a platinum wire used in a flame test?

A

does not colour the flame

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15
Q

Why is Hydrochloric acid used in a flame test?

A

clean the wire

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16
Q

What type of flame is used in a flame test?

A

non luminous Bunsen flame

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17
Q

What colour flame does Lithium produce?

A

red

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18
Q

Which cation produces red flame?

A

Lithium

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19
Q

What colour flame does Sodium produce?

A

yellow

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20
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Which cation produces yellow flame?

A

Sodium

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21
Q

What colour flame does potassium produce?

A

lilac

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22
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Which cation produces lilac flame?

23
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What colour flame does calcium produce?

A

orange/red

24
Q

Which cation produces orange/red flame?

25
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What colour flame does copper produce?

A

blue/green

26
Q

Which cation produces blue/green flame?

27
Q

Which cations use the sodium hydroxide test?

A

copper
iron (ii)
iron (iii)

28
Q

Describe a sodium hydroxide test

A
  1. dissolve sample in water
  2. add NaOH
29
Q

Which cation produces a blue precipitate?

30
Q

What colour precipitate does copper produce?

31
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Which cation produces a green precipitate?

32
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What colour precipitate does iron (ii) produce?

33
Q

Which cation produces a brown precipitate?

A

iron (iii)

34
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What colour precipitate does iron (iii) produce?

35
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Describe an ammonium test

A
  1. dissolve sample in water
  2. add NaOH
  3. damp red litmus
36
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What is the colour change of ammonium test?

A

red to blue

37
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What are anions?

A

negative ions

38
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What are positive ions called?

39
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What are negative ions called?

40
Q

How do we test for hallides?

A

silver nitrate test

41
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What does the silver nitrate test for?

42
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Describe the silver nitrate test

A
  1. dissolve sample in water
  2. add nitric acid
  3. add silver nitrate solution
43
Q

What colour precipitate does chloride produce?

44
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Which hallide produces white precipitate?

45
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What colour precipitate does bromide produce?

46
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Which hallide produces cream precipitate ?

47
Q

What colour precipitate does iodide produce?

48
Q

Which hallide produces yellow precipitate?

49
Q

Describe a test for carbonate ions

A
  1. Add HCl
  2. effervescence
  3. limewater
50
Q

Describe a test for sulfates

A
  1. add HCl
  2. no effervescence
  3. barium chloride
51
Q

What is the change during the carbonate ions test?

A

clear -> cloudy

52
Q

What is the change during the sulphate ions test?

A

white precipitate forms

53
Q

What is the white precipitate that forms during sulphate ions test?

A

barium sulphate

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