chemsitry tests Flashcards
Soluble salts
- Ammonium, sodium, and potassium salts
- Nitrate salts
- Nearly all chloride, bromide, and iodide salts
- Nearly all sulfates
- Ammonium, sodium, potassium carbonate salts
- Ammonium, sodium, potassium hydroxide salts
Insoluble salts
- Silver chloride, silver bromide, silver iodide, lead chloride
- Barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, lead sulfate
- Most carbonates
- Most hydroxides
Testing for cations using aqueous sodium hydroxide
Ammonium
Ammonia gas produced on heating - turns red litmus paper blue
Testing for cations using aqueous sodium hydroxide
Calcium
White percipitate, insoluble in excess
Testing for cations using aqueous sodium hydroxide
Copper(II)
Light blue percipitate, insoluble in excess
Testing for cations using aqueous sodium hydroxide
Iron (II)
Green percipitate, insoluble in excess
Testing for cations using aqueous sodium hydroxide
Iron (III)
Red-brown percipitate, insoluble in excess
Testing for cations using aqueous sodium hydroxide
Zinc (II)
White percipitate, soluble in excess, gives a colourless solution
Testing for cations using aqueous ammonia
Calcium
No percipitate, very slifhrly white percipate
Testing for cations using aqueous ammonia
Copper (II)
Light blue percipitate, soluble in excess, dark blue solution
Testing for cations using aqueous ammonia
Iron (II)
Green percipitate, insoluble in excess
Testing for cations using aqueous ammonia
Iron (III)
Red-brown percipitate, insoluble in excess
Testing for cations using aqueous ammonia
Zinc (II)
White percipitate, insoluble in excess, gives colourless solution
Flame test
Lithium
Red
Flame test
Sodium
Yellow
Flame test
Potassium
Lilac
Flame test
Copper (II)
Blue-green
Testing for anions
Carbonate
Test: Dilute acid
Result: Effervesence, carbon dioxide produced
Testing for anions
Chloride (in solution)
Test: Acidify with dilute nitric acid, then add aqeous silver nitrate
Result: White percipitate