Tests for Ions

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  • tests for ions
    • positive ions
      • metal ions
        • fill half a test tube with sample, add drop by drop to get results
        • Cu2+
          • with NH3(aq)/OH-(aq) = blue precipitate
            • excess NH3 = precipitate dissolves to blue solution
            • excess OH- = no change
        • Fe2+
          • with NH3(aq)/OH- (aq) = green precipitate
            • excess NH3 = no change
            • excess OH- = no change
        • Mn2+
          • with NH3(aq)/OH-(aq) = brown precipitate
            • excess NH3 = no change
            • excess OH- = no change
        • Cr3+ (purple)
          • with NH3(aq)/OH-(aq) = green precipitate
            • excess NH3 = precipitate dissolves to give a purple solution
            • excess OH- = precipitate dissolves to give a green solution
        • Fe3+
          • with NH3(aq)/OH-(aq) = brown precipitate
            • excess NH3 = no change
            • excess OH- = no change
      • ammonium ion, NH4+
        • NH4+(aq) + OH-(aq) --> NH3(aq) + H2O(aq)
        • fill half of a test tube, add NaOH and warm gently
          • the gas produced makes damn litmus paper turn red
    • negative ions
      • carbonate ions, (CO3)2-
        • react with acids to give bubbles of gas
          • this gas produced turns limewater milky
          • (CO3)2-(aq) + 2H+(aq) --> H2O(aq) + CO2(g)
        • half fill a test tube with sample, add strong acid,
          • collect bubbles and pass it through limewater
            • if gas turns cloudy, (CO3)2- is present
      • sulfate ions, (SO4)2-
        • react with barium ions to form BaSO4 (insoluble)
          • Ba2+(aq) + (SO4)2-(aq)   -> BaSO4(aq)
        • half fill a test tube with the sample, add dilute hydrochloric acid and barium chloride
          • white precipitate if (SO4)2- is present
      • halide ions
        • dissolve the halide in water if not already aqueous, add some dilute nitric acid and aqueous silver nitrate
          • coloured precipitate will form, if hard to distinguish add dilute NH3 then concentrated NH3, note the solubility
        • Cl-
          • with AgNO3(aq) = white precipitate
          • solubility of precipitate = soluble in dilute NH3
          • Ag+(aq) + Cl-(aq) --> AgCl(s)
        • Br-
          • with AgNO3(aq) = cream precipitate
          • solubility of precipitate = soluble in concentrated NH3(aq) only
          • Ag+(aq) + Br-(aq) --> AgBr(s)
        • I-
          • Ag+(aq) + I-(aq) --> AgI(s)
          • with AgNO3(aq) = yellow precipitate
          • solubility of precipitate = insoluble in both dilute and concentrated NH3(aq)

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