Ion Identification Flashcards
(23 cards)
Lithium flame test colour?
Red
Sodium colour flame?
Yellow
Potassium flame colour?
Lilac
Rubidium flame colour?
Red
Caesium flame colour?
Blue-violet
Beryllium flame colour?
No colour
Magnesium flame colour?
Bright white
Calcium flame colour?
Brick red
Strontium flame colour ?
Crimson
Barium flame colour?
Apple green
Ammonium test? +what occurs
Add warm NaOH
Smells and damp litmus goes blue
Chlorine bromine and iodine test?
Add HNO3
Add nitric acid to remove carbonate ions, add
Add AgNO3
Chloride ions precipitate colour?
White precipitate
Bromine ions precipitate colour?
Cream precipitate
Iodide ions precipitate colour?
Yellow precipitate
Chlorine in dilute ammonia?
Soluble
Chlorine in concentrated ammonia?
Soluble
Bromide in dilute ammonia?
Slightly soluble
Bromide in concentrated ammonia?
Soluble
Iodide in dilute ammonia?
Insoluble
Iodide in concentrated ammonia?
Insoluble
Test for sulfate ion? Precipitate colour?
Add barium hydroxide (any barium compound)
White precipitate
OH- test? And colour change
Add ammonia and bleached danp red litmus blue