Identifying Cations(Complete)

Question 1

What are cations?

Answer 1

Cations are metal ions that have a positive charge.

They are attracted to the opposite charge of a cathode.

Question 2

What are cations attracted to?

Answer 2

They are attracted ti the opposite charge of a cathode- negative.

Question 3

What test is used to identify the cations?

Answer 3

Flame test.

Question 4

Describe the procedure for a flame test.

Answer 4

Get a strip of platinum wire and wash with concentrated HCL.
Get a sample of salt using the wire.
Hold wire with salt over a non luminous- blue- bunsen flame.
Note the colour of the flame.

Question 5

What colour does lithium produce?

Answer 5

Crimson.

Question 6

What colour does potassium produce?

Answer 6

Lilac.

Question 7

What colour does barium produce?

Answer 7

Yellow.

Green.

Question 8

What colour does strontium produce?

Answer 8

Red.

Question 9

What colour does copper produce?

Answer 9

Green.

Blue.

Question 10

What colour does sodium produce?

Answer 10

Yellow.

Orange.

Question 11

What colour do the salts produce?

Answer 11

Lithium- crimson.
Barium- yellow/green.
Potassium- lilac.
Strontium- red.
Sodium- yellow/orange.
Copper- green/blue.