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Na+
NaOH: no ppt formed
NH3: no ppt formed
K+
NaOH: no ppt formed
NH3: no ppt formed
NH4+
NaOH: no ppt formed, colourless and pungent gas evolved upon warming
NH3: REDUNDANT (no ppt)
Zn2+
NaOH: white ppt formed, soluble in excess to form colourless solution
NH3: white ppt formed, soluble in excess to form colourless solution
Al3+
NaOH: white ppt formed, soluble in excess to form colourless solution
NH3: white ppt formed, insoluble in excess
Pb2+
NaOH: white ppt formed, soluble in excess to form colourless solution
NH3: white ppt formed, insoluble in excess
Ca2+
NaOH: white ppt formed, insoluble in excess
NH3: no ppt formed
Cu2+
NaOH: pale blue ppt formed, insoluble in excess
NH3: blue ppt formed, soluble in excess to form dark blue solution
Fe3+
NaOH: red-brown ppt formed, insoluble in excess
NH3: red-brown ppt formed, insoluble in excess
Fe2+
NaOH: green ppt formed, insoluble in excess, turns red-brown upon standing
NH3: green ppt formed, insoluble in excess, turns red-brown upon standing