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✅ 8. Chemical Analysis Flashcards

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What is a pure substance in chemistry?

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A pure substance in chemistry is a single element or compound, not mixed with any other substance

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What are the key features of a pure substance?

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A pure substance has a specific fixed melting point and a specific fixed boiling point

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What can we use melting and boiling points for?

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We can use melting and boiling points to identify pure substances

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How can we determine if a substance is pure or is a mixture?

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By measuring its melting point and boiling point

  • If it melts and boils at different temperatures than a pure substance then it is an impure substance
  • If it metls or boils over a range of temperatures than at a single temperature then it is an impure substance
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What is a formulation?

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  • A formulation is a complex mixture that has been designed as a useful product
  • In a formulation, each chemical has a specific purpose
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Describe how formulations are made?

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Formulations are made by mixing the components in carefully measured quantities to ensure that the product has the properties we need

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List 7 examples of formulations

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  • Paints
  • Medicines
  • Fuels
  • Cleaning agents
  • Alloys
  • Fertilisers
  • Foods
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INFO CARD

Paint Formulation:

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Explain the use of chromotography

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Chromotography is used to separate mixtures and can give information to help identify substances

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How does paper chromotography separate mixtures?

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Paper chromotography separates mixtures based on their different solubility

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Explain the two phases of chromotography

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  • The stationary phase does not move, so the paper is the stationary phase
  • The mobile phase is the one that moves past the stationery phase, carrying the components of the mixture with it, so the solvent is the mobile phase
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Explain why the distance moved by each substance in the mixture differ?

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  • Each substance in the mixture has a different attraction for the mobile and stationery phase
  • A substance that is more soluble has a stronger force of attraction between itself and the mobile phase than between itself and the stationary phase, so it will travel further up the paper
  • A substance that is less soluble has a stronger force of attraction between itself and the stationary phase than between itself and the mobile phase, so it will travel the least up the paper
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How do we distinguish pure & impure substances on paper chromatography

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  • A pure substance will only produce a single spot in all solvents
  • An impure substance will separate into different spots to show all the different components as separate spots
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What is the purpose of the Rf value?

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The purpose of the Rf value is to identify the components of mixtures by comparing it with the Rf values of known substances

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Formula for calculating the Rf value?

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Distance from the baseline (pencil mark)

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How can we test for hydrogen?

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  • To test for hydrogen, we hold a burning splint at the open end of a test tube of the gas
  • If it is hydrogen, then it will burn rapidly with a pop sound
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How can we test for oxygen?

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  • To test for hydrogen, we insert a glowing splint inside the test tube of gas
  • If the gas is oxygen, then the splint will relight
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How can we test for carbon dioxide?

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  • To test for carbon dioxide, we use limewater, which is an aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide (it is dissolved in water)
  • When carbon dioxide is shaken with or bubbled through limewater, the limewater turns milky (cloudy)
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How can we test for chlorine?

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  • To test for chlorine, we insert damp litmus paper into the mouth of the test tube containing the gas
  • If chlorine is present, the litmus paper becomes bleached and turns white
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What can flame tests be used for?

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Flame tests can be used to identify some metal ions (cations) through the distinctive colours produced in flame tests

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Explain how flame tests work

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  • Dip the loop of an unreactive metal wire such as nichrome wire loop into concentrated hydrochloric acid
  • Hold it in the roaring blue flame of a Bunsen burner until there is no colour change
  • This ensures that the wire is cleaned and that there is no contamination
  • Then dip the loop into concentrated hydrochloric acid again before dipping it into the metal compound that is being tested
  • Hold the loop in the roaring blue flame of the bunsen burner
  • Use the colour of the bunsen flame to identify the metal ion present
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What do lithium compounds present in a flame test?

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Lithium compounds result in a crimson flame

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What do sodium compounds present in a flame test?

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Sodium compounds result in a yellow flame

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What do potassium compounds present in a flame test?

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Potassium compounds result in a lilac flame

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What do calcium compounds present in a flame test?

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Calcium compounds result in a orange-red flame

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What do copper compounds present in a flame test?

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Calcium compounds result in a green flame

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Explain why the colour of the flame can be incorrect?

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The colour of the flame can be incorrect if the nichrome wire loop was not cleaned proprely, so there were two or more ions which means the colours will mix

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What may happen to the flame tests if a mixture of ions is used

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If a sample containing a mixture of ions is used some flame colours can be masked

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What are the two ways metal ions (cations) can be identified?

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Metal cations can be identified through:
- Flame Tests
- Using Sodium Hydroxide Solution

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Which 3 ions produce a white precipitate in sodium hydroxide solution?

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  • Calcium ions
  • Magnesium ions
  • Aluminium ions
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What happens when calcium, magnesium or aluminium ions react with sodium hydroxide?

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When calcium, magnesium or aluminium ions react with sodium hydroxide, they produce a white precipitate

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How can we differentiate between aluminium, calcium and magnesium ions if they all form white precipitates in sodium hydroxide?

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  • When we add excess sodium hydroxide, then the aluminum precipitate dissolves
  • We can then use flame tests to distinguish calcium from magnesium
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What happens when we react copper(II) ions with sodium hydroxide?

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A blue precipitate of copper (II) hydroxide is formed

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What happens when we react Iron(II) ions with sodium hydroxide?

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A green precipitate of Iron (II) hydroxide is formed

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What happens when we react Iron (III) ions with sodium hydroxide?

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A brown precipitate of Iron (III) hydroxide is formed

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How can we test for carbonate ions?

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  • We can react the carbonates with dilute acids
  • When the carbonates react with dilute acids it fizzes and produces carbon dioxide gas
  • To make sure that the gas is carbon dioxide, we bubble the gas through limewater (see test for CO2)
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How can we test for halide ions?

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  1. First add a few drops of dilute nitric acid to the sample
  2. Then add a few drops of silver nitrate solution
  3. If a precipitate forms, then halide ions are present
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How can we identify which halide ions are present?

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By judging the colour of the precipitate
- If the colour of the precipitate is white, then chloride ions are present
- If the colour of the precipitate is yellow, then iodide ions are present
- If the colour of the precipitate is cream, then bromine ions are present

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How can we test for sulfate ions?

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  • Add dilute hydrochloric acid to the sample
  • The add barium chloride solution
  • If sulfate ions are present, then a white precipitate will form
40
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What are instrumental methods of analysis?

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Instrumental methods use machines rather than test tube reactions to analyse substances

41
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What are the advantages of using advantages of instrumental methods compared with the chemical tests

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  • They are accurate
  • They are sensitive, so they can work with very small sample sizes
  • They are rapid and faster
42
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What is flame emission spectroscopy?

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Flame emission spectroscopy is an example of an instrumental method that is used to analyse metal ions in solutions

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How does Flame Emission Spectroscopy work?

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  • A sample of the metal ion is dissolved in water to form a solution
  • The sample is put into a flame, and the light given out is passed into a machine called a spectroscope
  • The spectroscope converts the light into a line spectrum
  • Different metal ions produce different lines, forming a spectrum similar to a barcode, which can eventually be used to identify the metal ion and also the concentration of it
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How can we use Flame Emission Spectroscopy to measure the concentration of the metal ion?

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At a higher concentration, the intensity (brightness) increases

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