Techniques Flashcards
any process in which a new chemical substance is formed
Reaction
substance used to bring about a reaction
Reagent
laboratory operation used to show the absence or presence of some substance, usually some ionic species
Test
prepared from their nitrate or chloride salts
TS Cations
test used to identify the ion that gives a characteristic result
Confirmatory test
contains the ion or substance for which tests are made
Test Solution
prepared from sodium or potassium salts
TS Anions
not turbid
Clear Solution
not colored
Colorless Solution
can solutions be clear and colored?
Yes
the solid that remains after
evaporating a mixture or solution to dryness
Residue
any insoluble substance produced in a reaction
Precipitate
adding water to a powder in limited amount at a time until it absorbs and swells, liberating heat and finally disintegrating into a fine powder
Slaking
heating without fusion
Calcination
External effects indicating reactions have taken place:
* Formation of a precipitate
* Dissolution of a precipitate
* Appearance and disappearance of color in a solution or in flame
* Evolution of gas
* Development of a characteristic odor
Analytical Reaction