Cations Flashcards
1
Q
What is the flame test?
A
Put a powder on a watered splint and hold it into a blue roaring flame
3
Q
Flame tests: Lithium Sodium Potassium Calcium Copper
A
Red Yellow Lilac Orange Green/blue
4
Q
What is the action test?
A
Add one cm cubed of a metal solution.
Add sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and a coloured precipitate
5
Q
Cation tests: Ammonium Copper Iron two Iron three
A
Damp red Litmus paper turns blue
Blue
Green
Brown
6
Q
What are cations?
A
Positive ions