C8 20 Questions Flashcards
How can you test for hydrogen gas?
Lit splint- Squeaky pop
How can you test for oxygen gas?
Glowing splint- relights
How can you test for carbon dioxide gas?
Limewater- Cloudy
How can you test for chlorine gas?
Litmus paper- Bleaches
How do you calculate the Rf value of a substance?
Distance moved by substance/distance moved by solvent.
What is the mobile phase in chromatography?
Water/solvent
What is the stationary phase in chromatography?
Paper
What is a pure substance?
Single element or compound
What is a formulation?
Mixture to make a useful product.
What colour flame is produced when a sample of barium is used in a flame test?
Green
What type of substances can be analyzed using flame spectroscopy?
Solutions containing metal ions
How can you test if a substance is pure?
Specific melting/boiling point.
Give four advantages of instrumental methods of analysis
Very fast, very sensitive, accurate, can be used on small samples
What is a precipitate?
A solid formed when two solutions are mixed.
What colour is a copper(II)hydroxide precipitate?
Blue