Tests Flashcards
Test for Alkene
Shake with bromine water
Turns colourless
Test for primary/ secondary alcohol
Acidified potassium dichromate on heating
Orange to green
Test for Aldehyde
Tollen’s Reagent -silver mirror
Fehling’s solution - red PPT
Test for carboxylic acid
Na2CO3 - effervescence
Test for carbonate
Acid - fizzing
Test for sulfate
Add HNO3 (to eliminate BaCO3 producing white PPT)
Add BaNO3 - white PPT
Hydroxide test
Add MgSO4 - produces white PPT Mg(OH)2
Cl- test
Acidified AgNO3 - white PPT
then add dilute NH3 - PPT dissolves
Br- test
Acidified AgNO3
Cream PPT Dissolves in concentrated NH3
I- test
Add acidified AgNO3
Yellow PPT will not dissolve in concentrated NH3
Test for Ag+
NaCl
White PPT that dissolves in dilute NH3
Test for Ba2+
Na2SO4
White PPT of BaSO4
Test for Mg2+
NaOH
White PPT of Mg(OH)2
Test for NH4+
Add NaOH or heat
DAMP litmus turns blue