TESTS Flashcards
what is the gas test for oxygen ?
glowing splint re-lights
what is the gas test for hydrogen ?
lit splint makes a squeaky pop over test tube
what is the gas test for chlorine ?
damp litmus paper is bleached
what is the gas test for carbon dioxide ?
when burbled through lime water goes cloudy
what colour flame is lithium ?
crimson
what colour flame is sodium ?
yellow
what colour flame is potassium ?
lilac
what colour flame is calcium ?
orange - red
what colour flame is copper
green
what precipitate is formed when sodium hydroxide is added to Ca2+ ?
white
what precipitate is formed when sodium hydroxide is added to Cu2+ ?
blue
what precipitate is formed when sodium hydroxide is added to Fe2+ ?
green
what precipitate is formed when sodium hydroxide is added to Fe3+ ?
brown
what precipitate is formed when sodium hydroxide is added to Al3+ ?
white
excess sodium hydroxide to make colourless
what precipitate is formed when sodium hydroxide is added to Mg2+ ?
white