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Ag (s)

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Silver. Learn

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AgBr (s)

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Cream. Result of test for bromide ions (AgNO₃ + Br⁻) is a cream precipitate, which is silver bromide

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AgCl (s)

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White. Result of test for chloride ions (AgNO₃ + Cl⁻) is a white precipitate, which is silver chloride

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AgI (s)

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Yellow. Result of test for iodide ions (AgNO₃ + I⁻) is a yellow precipitate, which is silver iodide

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At (s)

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Black. Black, probably, though nobody knows. The halogens get darker as we go down the group, and iodine is dark grey, so astatine is probably black.

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Au (s)

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Gold. Learn

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BaSO₄ (s)

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White precipitate barium sulfate. Result of test for sulfate ions (Ba 2+ + SO₄²⁻).

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Br₂ (aq)

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Orange. Used in test to distinguish between an alkane (no result) and an alkene (goes colourless)

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Br₂ (l)

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Red-brown. Bromine is one of only two elements which are liquid at room temperature. The other is mercury, which is very different from bromine.

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C (s)

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It depends. Carbon comes in different forms (allotropes). Diamond is a colourless solid, graphite is a grey solid, and charcoal is black

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Ca(OH)₂ (aq)

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Colourless. Limewater is calcium hydroxide

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Ca²⁺ (flame test)

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Orange/red. Learn

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CaCO₃ (s)

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White. Calcium carbonate. Marble/chalk/limestone. Is the white precipitate formed when carbon dioxide is bubbled through limewater

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Cl₂ (aq)

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Green. Learn

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Cl₂ (g)

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Green. Learn

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CO (g)

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Colourless. Learn

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CO₂ (g)

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Colourless. Learn

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Cr³⁺ (aq) (Triple Science Only)

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Green. Oxidation of alcohol to carboxylic acid, using dichromate. The dichromate is reduced to Cr³⁺

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Cu (s)

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Copper (red-brown). Learn

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Cu(OH)₂ (s)

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Blue precipitate copper (II) hydroxide. Is the result of test for Cu²⁺ ions (NaOH + Cu²⁺).

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Cu²⁺ (flame test)

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Blue/green. Learn

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CuCO₃ (s)

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Green. Learn. Copper carbonate

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CuO (s)

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Copper oxide is the black powder we can react with sulfuric acid to produce blue copper sulfate crystals

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CuSO₄ (aq)

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Blue. Copper (II) sulfate solution. Crystallise this to make blue copper (II) sulfate crystals.

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CuSO₄ (s)

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White anhydrous copper sulfate. Add this to a sample to see if the sample contains water. If it does, it becomes blue hydrated copper sulfate. This is the chemical test for presence of water.

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CuSO₄.5H₂O (s)

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Blue. Hydrated copper (II) sulfate crystals

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Fe(OH)₂ (s)

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Green precipitate iron (II) hydroxide. Is the result of test for Fe²⁺ ions (NaOH + Fe²⁺).

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Fe(OH)₃ (s)

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Brown. Iron (III) hydroxide. Like rust. Is the result of test for Fe³⁺ ions (NaOH + Fe³⁺). Precipitate.

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HCl (aq)

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Colourless. Most acids are colourless

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Hydrated iron (III) oxide

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Brown. This is rust. Orange/brown.

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I₂ (aq)

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Brown. Learn

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I₂ (g)

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Purple. Learn

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I₂ (s)

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Dark grey. Darker than the halogens above it in Periodic Table

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K⁺ (flame test, or flame when K reacts with H₂O)

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Lilac. Learn

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K₂Cr₂O₇ (aq) (Triple Science Only)

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Orange. Potassium dichromate. Oxidation of alcohol to carboxylic acid, using dichromate. The dichromate is reduced to Cr³⁺

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Li⁺ (flame test)

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Red. Learn

37
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Litmus (in acid)

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Red. Learn

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Litmus (in alkali)

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Blue. Learn

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Methyl orange (in acid)

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Red. Learn

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Methyl orange (in alkali)

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Yellow. Learn

41
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Methyl orange (when neutral)

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Orange. Learn

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Mg (when burning)

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Bright white light. Learn

43
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MgO (s)

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White. White ash left behind when magnesium burns in oxygen

44
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Most gases (g)

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Colourless. If you need to guess the colour of a gas, guess colourless

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Most solutions (aq)

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Colourless. If you need to guess the colour of a solution, guess colourless

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N₂ (g)

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Colourless. In the air around us (78%)

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Na⁺ (flame test)

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Yellow. Learn

48
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O₂ (g)

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Colourless. In the air around us (21%)

49
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Phenolphthalein (in acid)

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Colourless. Learn

50
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Phenolphthalein (in alkali)

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Pink. Learn

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S (s)

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Yellow

52
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Universal indicator (in acid)

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Red. Learn

53
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Universal indicator (in alkali)

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Purple. Learn

54
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F₂ (g)

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Yellow. Fluorine is the lightest coloured of all the Halogens. Learn.

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