Topic 10 Qualitative and materials Flashcards
1 To which group in the periodic table do lithium, sodium and potassium belong?
group 1
2 To get a hot blue Bunsen burner flame, do you open or close the air hole?
open it
3 What is the formula for a calcium ion?
Ca2+
4 Which of these is a transition metal: copper or calcium?
copper
5 Name the metal ions present in KCl, K2SO4 and KNO3.
potassium/K+
6 What name is given to the rainbow of colours seen when white light passes through a prism?
spectrum
7 What is the concentration of the solution formed by dissolving 1 g of salt in 2 dm3 of water?
0.5 g dm–3
8 What colour flame do you see when potassium reacts with water?
lilac
9 Is calcium chloride a covalent compound or an ionic compound?
ionic
10 Which of these compounds is soluble in water: sodium carbonate or calcium carbonate?
sodium carbonate
11 Give the flame test colour for sodium ions, Na+.
yellow
12 Which metal ion produces a blue-green flame test colour?
copper
13 Which metal ion produces an orange-red flame test colour?
calcium
14 Give the flame test colour for potassium ions, K+.
lilac
15 Give one way that instrumental methods improve the analysis of substances.
more sensitive/more accurate/faster
16 The flame photometer is used to find the concentration of ions. What else is it used for?
to identify ions
17 Name the type of graph needed to find the concentration of ions when using a flame photometer.
calibration curve
18 A substance turns red litmus paper blue. What does this tell you about the substance?
it is alkaline/an alkali
19 Which ion has the formula NH4+?
ammonium ion
20 Which of these substances is insoluble in water: aluminium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide?
aluminium hydroxide
21 Give the flame test colour for copper ions.
blue-green
22 Which metal ion produces a yellow flame test colour?
sodium
23 What colour is the precipitate produced when sodium hydroxide is added to Fe2+ ions?
green
24 Which white precipitate disappears to form a colourless solution when excess sodium hydroxide is added: aluminium hydroxide or calcium hydroxide?
aluminium hydroxide