Testing For Positive Ions Flashcards
Copper chloride
green
Lithium chloride
red
Sodium chloride
Orange
Calcium chloride
Orange
Potassium chloride
Purple
Barium chloride
Lime green
Hydrogen testing-
Hydrochloric acid in a flask and add magnesium
Ensure gas collected in test tube
When full, put bung in test tube while lip under water
Test gas by removing bung and putting in flame
Should hear a pop
Oxygen test
Hydrogen peroxide in a tube and add magnesium dioxide
Take a glowing splint
The splint should relight
Carbon dioxide test
The one where half fill test tube with limewater and put tube into it from the hydrochloric acid with calcium carbonate
Put bung in tube and observe limewater
Should be bubbles
Chlorine
Litmus paper should turn red then white