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What is the test for Hydrogen gas?

A

Lit splint, and a squeaky pop.

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How do you test for Oxygen gas?

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A glowing splint that relights

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What is the test for Chlorine gas?

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Litmus paper - Damp litmus paper bleaches (turns white).

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What is the test for Ammonia gas?

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Litmus paper - Turns damp red litmus paper blue.

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What is the test for Carbon Dioxide gas?

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Limewater - goes from colourless to milky/white

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Describe the procedure for a flame test

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  • Use a clean Nichrome wire
  • heat it
  • dip in HCL
  • collect a small sample of the compound and observe the flame’s color.
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What flame color indicates the presence of Lithium ions (Li+)?

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Red Flame

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What flame color indicates the presence of Sodium ions (Na+)?

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Yellow Flame

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Which cation produces a lilac flame in a flame test?

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Potassium ions (K+).

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What flame color indicates the presence of Copper(II) ions (Cu2+)?

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Blue-green flame.

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How do you test for Ammonium ions (NH4+)?

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Using sodium hydroxide solution and heating it

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What is the result of a hydroxide test for Copper(II) ions (Cu2+)?

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Light blue precipitate formed.

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What is the color of the precipitate formed in the hydroxide test for Iron(III) ions (Fe3+)?

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Red-brown precipitate

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How do you test for Carbonate ions (CO3 2-)?

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Add dilute acid, observe effervescence, and test the released gas, which turns limewater milky.

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What is the result of a chloride ion test using acidified silver nitrate solution?

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White precipitate formed

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How do you test for Sulfate ions (SO4 2-)?

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Acidify with dilute nitric acid and add aqueous barium nitrate, resulting in a white precipitate.

17
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How can you physically test whether a sample of water is pure?

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Check its boiling point; pure water should have a boiling point of exactly 100 degrees Celsius.

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Describe the test for the presence of water using anhydrous copper(II) sulfate.

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Anhydrous copper(II) sulfate is white; when water is present, it turns blue.

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What effect do impurities generally have on the boiling point of a substance?

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Impurities tend to raise the boiling point.

19
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What is the color of the flame in a flame test for Potassium ions (K+)?

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Lilac

20
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What is the result for the presence of Bromide ions (Br-) using acidified silver nitrate solution?

A

Cream precipitate formed.

21
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Describe a chemical test to show that a substance contains ammonium ions

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  • add sodium hydroxide solution and warm
  • Test ammonia with damp red litmus paper
  • Turns blue
22
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Describe a chemical test to show that a substance contains chloride ions

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  • Add silver nitrate
  • Add dilute nitric acid
  • White precipitate forms
23
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Suggest what property of hydrogen makes it suitable for filling balloons

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LOW DENSITY

24
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Suggest what property of helium that makes it more suitable than hydrogen for filling balloons

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Non-flammable

25
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Identify the pungent-smelling gas given off and explain why the red litmus paper must be damp before it is used

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  • Ammonia
  • because water is needed to form hydroxide ions
26
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Why is it important that the platinum wire is clean

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Impurities may affect the colour

27
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Why is it important to use a non-luminous flame?

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Color can easily be seen

28
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Why is a luminous Bunsen flame not suitable for carrying out a flame test?

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It is difficult to see the color produced by the substance

29
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Why should the platinum wire be cleaned between each test?

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To remove any substance that may affect the color

30
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How do you test for halide ions?

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  • acidify using a few drops of dilute nitric acid, and then a few drops of silver nitrate solution. The following precipitates will be formed:
  • chloride ions give a white precipitate of silver chloride
  • bromide ions give a cream precipitate of silver bromide
  • iodide ions give a yellow precipitate of silver iodide

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