
Barium chloride salt solution used for testing sulphate radical.

Important Questions on Inorganic Qualitative Analysis



The blue colour produced when a starch solution is added to a solution containing traces of is due to
(I) formation of
(II) formation of an inclusion complex
(III) Oxidation of starch
(IV) Oxidation of









side products
side products
side products
The sum of the total number of atoms in one molecule each of and is ________


Distinguish between the following pair of compounds using a reagent as a chemical test:
- Magnesium chloride and magnesium nitrate solution.


A sample of potassium salt was contaminated with potassium chloride. The tests were carried out on the contaminated sample.
TEST: An equal volume of barium nitrate solution is added to a solution of the solid. A precipitate forms. What colour will the precipitate be?


A sample of potassium salt was contaminated with potassium chloride. The tests were carried out on the contaminated sample.
TEST: An equal volume of barium nitrate solution is added to a solution of the solid. A precipitate forms which will disappear if dilute nitric acid is added. Why?

A sample of potassium salt was contaminated with potassium chloride. The tests were carried out on the contaminated sample.
TEST: An equal volume of barium nitrate solution is added to a solution of the solid. A precipitate forms. Name the precipitate and explain why it forms?

