Qualitative analysis Flashcards
What test do you do first?
Carbonate
What is the positive result for the carbonate test?
Effervescence (CO2 released)
If unsure would turn limewater cloudy
What test do you do second?
Sulfate
What is the positive result for the sulfate test?
White precipitate
What is the third test you do?
Chloride
What is the positive result for the chloride test?
White precipitate that dissolves in dilute ammonia solution
What is the fourth test you do?
Bromide
What is the positive result for the bromide test?
Cream precipitate that dissolves in concentrated ammonia solution
What is the fifth test you do?
Iodide
What is the positive result for the iodide test?
Yellow precipitate that won’t dissolve in dilute or concentrated ammonia solution
What is the sixth test you do?
Ammonia
What is the positive result for the ammonia test?
Effervescence that releases a gas that turns red litmus paper blue
What do you add to do the carbonate test?
Dilute acid
What do you add to do the sulfate test?
Barium solution
What do you add to do the chloride test?
Acidified silver nitrate solution
Dilute ammonia solution