Analysis And Synthesis Flashcards
What flame colour do lithium ions give
Crimson red
What flame colour do sodium ions give
Yellow
What flame colour do potassium ions give
Lilac
What flame colour do calcium ions give
Red
What flame colour do barium ions give
Green
Give the lithium and calcium give the same flame test colours how can we distinguish between them
With sodium hydroxide solution will show which is which because calcium ions will form a white precipitate but lithium will not
Which hydroxides are mostly insoluble in water
Ones with ions of 2+ and 3+ charges
What happens when sodium hydroxide is added to a solution of insoluble ions
A precipitate of a metal hydroxide is formed
Which 3 metals form white precipitate
Aluminium, calcium, magnesium
What happens to the aluminium hydroxide precipitate when excess sodium hydroxide solution is added
The precipitate of aluminium hydroxide dissolves
What colour is calcium hydroxide
Blue
What colour is iron (II) hydroxide
Green
What colour is iron (III) hydroxide
Brown
What can we use to show the reactions of positive ions with sodium hydroxide solution
Balanced ionic equations
What are the 3 test for negative ions
Carbonate ions
Halide ions
Surfate ions
Describe the test for carbonates (negative ion test)
Add dilute HCL to the substance to see if it fizzes. If it does and the gas produces turns limewater cloudy, the substance contains carbonate ions
Describe the test for halide ions (negative ions)
Add dilute nitric acid and then silver nitrate solution different negative ions form different coloured precipitates
In the test for negative halide ions what colour precipitate do chloride ions form
A white precipitate
In the test for negative halide ions what colour precipitate do bromide ions form
A cream coloured precipitate
In the test for negative halide ions what colour precipitate do iodide ions form
A yellow precipitate
Describe the test for surface ions (negative ions)
Add dilute hydrochloride acid and then barium chloride solution. If a white precipitate forms, sulfate ions are present
Why must nitric acid be added and not HCL or sulphuric acid when testing with silver nitrate solution for halides?
HCL contains chloride ions and sulphuric acid contains sulfate ions which both give precipitates with silver nitrate solution
How can positive ions be identified
Using a flame test
Using sodium hydroxide solution
What is titration
A method for measuring the volumes of 2 solutions that react together
What is used to measure accurately the volume of alkali put into a conical flask
A pipettes
What is added to the alkali which is in the conical flask
Indicator
What is used to gradually add the acid to the alkali in a titration experiment
A burette
What is the difference between a pipette and a burette
A pipette measures a fixed, has a single graduation, and has no tap; a burette measures different volumes, has graduations, has a tap
When is the end point of titration reached
The indicator changes colour
How is repeatability of the titration experiment improved
The titration should be done several times
What can concentration be measured in
Grams per decimetre cubed (g/dm3)
Moles per decimetre cubed (mol/dm3)