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1.salt Analysis Lead Acetate
1.salt Analysis Lead Acetate
Aim: To analyze the given salt and identify the anion and cation present in it.
S.NO
EXPERIMENT
OBSERVATION
INFERENCE
Absence of
copper, cobalt,
iron, nickel,
manganese.
Absence of
carbonate
Preliminary Test
1.
COLOUR
The Colour of given
salt is noted.
White
2.
APPEARANCE
The appearance of the
given salt is noted
SOLUBILITY IN WATER
A little of the given salt
is dissolved in distilled
water in a test tube
ODOUR
Crystalline
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
ANION ANALYSIS
ACTION OF
DIL.SULPHURIC ACID
To a little of the substance
taken in a test tube a few
drops of dil. Sulphuric acid
is added .
ACTION OF
CONC.SULPHURIC ACID
To a little of the substance
taken in a test tube a few
drops of conc. Sulphuric acid
is added and warmed.
Neutral ferric chloride test: To
the salt solution neutral ferric
Soluble
Smell of vinegar
No characteristic
reaction
A colourless gas
smelling vinegar is
evolved .
A deep red
coloration.
Absence of
Carbonate
May be of acetate
salt.
Absence of
Carbonate ,
sulphite ,nitrite
and sulphide.
May be acetate.
Presence of
acetate is
chloride is added .
diluted with water and heated.
8.
9.
10
11.
16.
confirmed.
Reddish brown
ppt. is obtained.
Smell of vinegar is Presence of
obtained.
acetate is
confirmed
No characteristic
reaction
Absence of
ammonium
Salts.
White precipitate
is formed
Presence of I
group
Yellow precipitate
is formed.
Presence of Lead
is confirmed
Yellow precipitate
is formed
Presence of Lead
is confirmed
Golden yellow
spangles is
obtained.
Result: The anion present in the given salt is acetate (CH3COO--) and cation is
Lead (Pb+2.) The salt is Lead Acetate.