Tests For Ions Flashcards
How do you test for oxygen?
A glowing splint
Relights
How do you test for hydrogen?
A lit splint
Squeaky pop
How do you test for chlorine?
Damp litmus paper
Bleaches it
How do you test for halide ions?
Nitric acid and silver nitrate
What colour precipitate do chloride ions produce?
White
What colour precipitate do bromide ions produce?
Cream
What colour precipitate do iodide ions produce?
Yellow
How do you test for metal carbonates?
Add dilute acid
Bubble gas through limewater
Turns cloudy
What happens when you add diltlute ammonia solution to chloride ions?
It dissolves
What happens when you add diltlute ammonia solution to bromide ions?
No change
What happens when you add concetrated ammonia solution to bromide ions?
It dissolves
What happens when you add concetrated ammonia solution to iodide ions?
No change
Insoluble
