Tests For Ions And Gases Flashcards
Ca2+ Calcium
Brick-red flame
K+ Potassium
Lilac flame
Na+ Sodium
Yellow flame
Li+ Lithium
Red flame
Fe2+ Iron(II)
Sodium hydroxide with dissolved solid - green precipitate
Fe3+ Iron(III)
Sodium hydroxide with dissolved solid - red/brown precipitate
Cu2+ copper
Sodium hydroxide with dissolved solid - blue precipitate
NH4+
Sodium hydroxide with dissolved solid - warm test tube and damp red litmus turns blue
CO3, 2- carbonate
Add aqueous hydrochloride acid - has given off turns limewater cloudy
Cl-
Add aqueous hydrochloride acid - no gas given off - fresh solution of unknown - add nitric acid - add silver nitrate - white precipitate
Br-
Add aqueous hydrochloride acid - no gas given off - fresh solution of unknown - add nitric acid - add silver nitrate - cream precipitate
I-
Add aqueous hydrochloride acid - no gas given off - fresh solution of unknown - add nitric acid - add silver nitrate - yellow precipitate
SO4,2-
Add aqueous hydrochloride acid - no gas given off - add barium chloride - white precipitate