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Li+
Bright red Flame
Na+
Yellow Flame
K+
Lilac Flame
Ca 2+
Brick Red Flame
Ba 2+
Apple Green Flame
Cu 2+ (Flame)
Blue-green Flame
Added before cation tests
OH- (aq)
Cu 2+ cation test
Blue precipitate
Fe 2+
Green precipitate
Fe 3+
Orange brown precipitate
Lead (Pb2+)
Add Iodide ions
Get a bright yellow precipitate
Added before anions test
CO3 2- to remove impurities
Add H2SO4 afterwards
Add silver nitrate (AgNO3)
Cl-
White precipitate
Br-
Cream precipitate
I-
Yellow precipitate
Further test for anions
Add ammonia (NH3)
Agcl
Precipitate dissolves completely
AgBr
Precipitate partially dissolves in dilute acid
completely dissolves in concentrated acid
AgI
Precipitate does not dissolve in acid
Add Ba2+ ions
SO4 2- gives a white precipitate of BaSO4