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Chemical analysis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lithium ions go what colour? | Crimson |
| Sodium ions go which colour? | Yellow |
| Calcium ions go which colour? | Brick red |
| Copper ions go which colour? | Green |
| What do you add to cations (metal ions) to form a coloured precipitate? | Sodium Hydroxide |
| What precipitate does calcium form? | White |
| What precipitate does copper form? | Blue |
| What precipitate does magnesium form? | White |
| What precipitate does iron (2 and 3) form? | Green, and brown |
| How to test for carbonates? | Dilute acid helps detect carbonates as it produces carbon dioxide |
| How to test for Sulfates? | Use HCL and Barium chloride if sulfate ions are present a white precipitate is formed. |
| Test for Halides ? | Cl-White Br-Cream I-Yellow Dilute nitric acid and silver nitrate. |