Tests Flashcards
Aldehyde
Tollens = silver mirror ppt
C=C bond
Bromine water = orange to colourless (decolourisation)
Halide ions
Silver nitrate in presence of dilute nitric acid
Chlorine = white ppt Bromine = cream ppt Iodine = yellow ppt
Carboxylic acid
Sodium carbonate/hydrogencarbonate = CO2 bubbles
C=O bond
2,4-DNPH = orange-red ppt
Hydrogen + burning splint
Squeaky pop
When burning splint is held at open end of test tube
Oxygen + glowing splint
Relights
Carbon dioxide
Limewater turns cloudy when shaken with C02
Chlorine
Damp blue litmus paper turns red and then is bleached (paper turns white)
Carbonate ion
Dilute acid
Sulfate ion
Aqueous solution of BaCl2 (barium chloride) in the presence of dilute hydrochloric acid
Tests for metal cations using NaOH (aq)
Al3+, Ca2+, Mg2+
Cu2+
Fe2+
Fe3+
Al3+, Ca2+, Mg2+ = white ppt
Cu2+ = blue ppt
Fe2+ = green ppt
Fe3+ = brown ppt
Flame tests Li Na K Ca Cu
Li = crimson red Na = yellow-orange K = lilac Ca = red-orange Cu = green
Water
Anhydrous copper (II) sulfate White to blue colour change