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1. Charcoal Cavity Test:
Observation |
Inference | |
Incrustation or Residue |
Metallic bead |
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Yellow when hot, white when cold |
None |
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Brown when hot, yellow when cold |
Grey bead which marks the paper |
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No characteristic residue |
Red beads or scales |
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White residue which glows on heating |
None |
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Black |
None |
Nothing definite-generally coloured salt |
2. Cobalt Nitrate Test:
S. No. | Metal | Colour of the mass |
1. | Zinc | Green |
2. | Aluminium | Blue |
3. | Magnesium | Pink |
4. | Tin | Bluish – green |
3. Flame Test:
Colour of Flame |
Inference |
Crimson Red / Carmine Red |
Lithium |
Golden yellow |
Sodium |
Violet / Lilac |
Potassium |
Brick red |
Calcium |
Apple Green / Yellowish Green |
Barium |
Green with a Blue centre/Greenish Blue |
Copper |
4. Borax Bead Test:
Metal | Colour in oxidising flame | Colour in reducing flame | ||
When Hot | When Cold | When Hot | When Cold | |
Copper | Green | Blue | Colourless | Brownish red |
Iron | Brownish yellow | Pale yellow / Yellow | Bottle green | Bottle green |
Chromium | Yellow | Green | Green | Green |
Cobalt | Blue | Blue | Blue | Blue |
Manganese | Violet / Amethyst | Red / Amethyst | Grey/Colourless | Grey / Colourless |
Nickel | Violet | Brown/Reddish brown | Grey | Grey |
5. Analysis of ANIONS (Acidic Radicals):
(i) Dilute sulphuric acid/dilute hydrochloric acid group:
(a) Carbonate ion :
Dilute test: A colourless odourless gas is evolved with brisk effervescence.
Lime water/Baryta water test:
(b) Sulphite ion :
Dilute test:
; has suffocating odour of burning sulphur.
Acidified potassium dichromate test: The filter paper dipped in acidified turns green.
Barium chloride/Strontium chloride solution:
White precipitate dissolves in dilute .
(c) Sulphide ion :
Dilute test: Pungent smelling gas like that of rotten egg is obtained.
Lead acetate test:
Sodium nitroprusside test: Purple coloration is obtained.
Cadmium carbonate suspension/ Cadmium acetate solution:
(d) Nitrite ion :
Dilute test:
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Starch iodide test:
(starch iodine adsorption complex)
(e) Acetate ion
Dilute test:
Neutral ferric chloride test:
(ii) Conc. GROUP:
(a) Chloride ion :
Concentrated test:
Silver nitrate test:
White precipitate is soluble in aqueous ammonia and precipitate reappears with .
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Chromyl chloride test:
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(b) Bromide ion :
Concentrated test:
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Silver nitrate test:
Yellow precipitate is partially soluble in dilute aqueous ammonia but readily dissolves in concentrated ammonia solution.
Chlorine water test (organic layer test):
dissolve to give reddish brown colour in organic layer.
(c) Iodide ion :
Concentrated test:
(pungent smelling dark violet)
Starch paper test:
Iodides are readily oxidised in acid solution to free iodine; the free iodine may than be identified by deep blue colouration produced with starch solution.
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Silver nitrate test:
Bright yellow precipitate is formed.
Bright yellow precipitate is insoluble in dilute aqueous ammonia but is partially soluble in concentrated ammonia solution.
Chlorine water test (organic layer test):
dissolves to give violet colour in organic layer.
(d) Nitrate ion
Concentrated test:
Pungent smelling reddish-brown vapours are evolved.
Addition of bright copper turnings or paper pellets intensifies the evolution of reddish-brown gas.
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Brown ring test:
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(iii) Miscellaneous Group:
(a) Sulphate ion :
Barium chloride test:
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White precipitate is insoluble in warm dil. as well as but moderately soluble in boiling concentrated hydrochloric acid.
Lead acetate test:
White precipitate soluble in excess of hot ammonium acetate
(b) Phosphate ion :
Ammonium molybdate test:
6. Analysis of cations:
Group 0: Ammonium ion :
Nessler's reagent test (Alkaline solution of potassium tetraidomercurate :
7. GROUP :
8. GROUP
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9. GROUP :
10. GROUP :
11. GROUP :
12. GROUP :
13. GROUP:
(i) MAGNESIUM ION :
(ii) Titan Yellow (a water-soluble yellow dyestuff): It is adsorbed by producing a deep red colour or precipitate.