Tests Flashcards
Test for double bond
Few drops of bromine water ( redish brown colour )
If it has a double bond it goes colourless
Tollens test
Silver mirror
Solution of silver nitrate in aqueous ammonia
Silver mirror formed if its an aldehyde
[ Ag(NH3)2]+ + e- ➡️ Ag + 2NH3
Fehlings test
Blue copper (ll) ions to a red precipitate copper (i) ion
Oxides aldehydes
Cu 2+ + e- ➡️ Cu+
Halogenalkane
R-X
Add NaOH and warm
Acidify with HNO3
Add AgNO3
Precipitate of AgX
Alcohol
R-OH
Acidified K2Cr2O7
Orange to green colour
Primary alcohols
Secondary alcohols
Aldehydes
Carboxylic acid
Add NaHCO3
Carbon dioxide given off
Barium chloride and NaOH
Initial = colourless solution
NaOH = colourless solution
Excess NaOH = colourless solution
Calcium bromide and NaOH
Initial = colourless solution
NaOH = slight white ppt
Excess NaOH = slight white ppt
Magnesium chloride and NaOH
Initial = colourless solution
NaOH = slight white ppt
Excess NaOH = white ppt
Strontium chloride and NaOH
Initial = colourless solution
NaOH = slight white ppt
Excess NaOH = slight white ppt
Barium chloride and H2SO4
Initial = colourless solution
H2SO4 = white ppt
Excess H2SO4 = white ppt
Calcium bromide and H2SO4
Initial = colourless solution
H2SO4 = slight white ppt
Excess H2SO4= slight white ppt
Magnesium chloride and H2SO4
Initial = colourless solution
H2SO4 = slight white precipitate
Excess H2SO4 = colourless solution
Strontium chloride and H2SO4
Initial = colourless solution
H2SO4 = white ppt
Excess H2SO4 = white ppt
Ammonium chloride and sodium hydroxide
Damp red litmus paper = blue
Sodium hydroxide
Damp red litmus paper = blue
Ammonia solution
Damp red litmus paper = blue
Limewater
Colourless solution to cloudly
Test of sulphate ions
White precipitate forms
Potassium chloride and HNO3
White precipitate
Potassium bromide and HNO3
Cream ppt
Potassium iodide and HNO3
Yellow precipitate
Potassium chloride and NH3
Colourless solution
Potassium bromide and NH3
Cream precipitate
Potassium iodide and NH3
Yellow precipitate
Potassium chorine and con NH3
Colourless solution
Potassium bromide and con NH3
Colourless solution
Potassium iodide and con NH3
Yellow preciptate
Potassium chloride and concentrated sulphuric acid
And paper test
Effervescence
Red
Potassium bromide and con sulphuric acid
Effervescence
Brown gas produced
Solution turns deep brown / red
Potassium iodide and con sulphuric acid
And paper test
Solution goes red/brown
Immediately
Brown gas produced
Turns black/grey