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Chemical Analysis Flashcards

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1
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What is a pure substance?

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A single element or compound not mixed with any other substance

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What is a mixture?

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Two or more substances mixed together

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What is a formulation?

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A mixture that has been designed as a useful product and is formed by mixing together several different substances in carefully measured quantities to ensure the product has the required properties

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4
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What does soluble mean?

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The substance dissolved in water

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5
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What does insoluble mean?

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The substance does not dissolve in water

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What is a solute?

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The soluble substance which dissolved

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What is the solvent?

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The liquid in which the solute dissolved

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What is the solution?

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The mixture of the solute dissolved in the solvent

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9
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Miscible liquids …

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Mix

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10
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Immiscible liquids …

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Don’t mix

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11
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What is the filtrate?

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The filtered solution

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12
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What is the residue?

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The solid which remains on the filter paper (during filtration)

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13
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What is the distillate?

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The solution obtained from distillation

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What is distillation used to separate?

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A solvent from a solution or to separate two miscible liquids

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15
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What is fractional distillation used for?

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A mixture of liquids in which the liquids have boiling points which are close together

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16
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How to work out the retardation factor in a chromatogram?

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Distance moved by spot/
distance moved by solvent

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17
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What is the paper called in chromatography?

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The stationary phase

18
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What is the solvent called in chromatography?

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The mobile phase

19
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What is potable water?

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Water which is safe to drink

20
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Name the three processes required to make water potable:

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Filtration
Sedimentation
Chlorination

21
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In the treatment of water, what does sedimentation do?

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Sediments particles in the water which settle out

22
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In water treatment, what does chlorination do?

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Kills harmful microorganisms

23
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Describe the chemical test for water:

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When Water is added to anhydrous cooper(II) Sulfate, it changes from white to blue

24
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Describe a flame test:

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Nichrome wire dipped in acid
Then dipped into solid sample
Wire is held in Bunsen
Flame colour observed

25
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What colour of flame does calcium make?

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Brick red

26
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What colour of flame does sodium make?

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Yellow

27
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What colour of flame does cooper make?

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Blue-green

28
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Describe a precipitate test:

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Add sodium hydroxide or ammonia to a solution containing metal ions
Observe the colour of the precipitate
Add excess ammonia or sodium hydroxide and observe if it redissolves or not

29
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What is a precipitate?

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A solid which may be formed on mixing two solutions

30
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What colour is iron(III) precipitate?

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Brown

31
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What colour in Aluminiums precipitate?

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White

32
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When excess sodium hydroxide is added to the zinc precipitate, what happens?

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The precipitate redissolves
A colourless solution is formed

33
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What must be used to distinguish between zinc and aluminium?

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Ammonia

34
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To get an anion precipitate, what needs to be added?

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Silver nitrate or barium chloride to sulfate, or hydrochloric acid to carbonate

35
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What colour of precipitate does bromine make?

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Cream

36
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Describe a positive test for carbonate?

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Bubbles of gas produced which change limewater from colourless to milky

37
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What colour of precipitate does chlorine make?

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White

38
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What colour of precipitate does sulfate make?

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White

39
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What colour of precipitate does iodine make?

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Yellow

40
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What happens when excess ammonia is added to cooper precipitate?

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A deep blue solution is formed

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