CATION CHART OF GROUP IV

Ca2+, Ba2+, (NH4+)

15 M HNO3, heated to a residue

6 M HCL + H20 ( 1st Procedure)
 Ca2+, Ba2+, (H+)

6 M NH3, 3 M (NH4)2CO3 (2nd Procedure)

BaCO3, CaCO3 Solution to analyze

Group 4
6 M CH3COOH, heated
(3rd Procedure)

Ba2+, Ca2+, (H+, CH3COO-)

3 M CH3COONH4
0,1 M K2CrO4, heated (4th Procedure)

BaCrO4 Ca2+, (Cr2O72-, H+)

12 M HCl (5th Procedure) 6M NH3, 3M (NH4)2C2O3 (6th Procedure)

Test the flame

(Yellow) CaCO3 CrO42- (discarded)

6 M HNO3, heated (7th Procedure)

Ca2+, H+

6 M HNO3
0,1 M (NH4)2C2O4 (7th Procedure)

CaC2O4

12 M HCl (8th Procedure)

Test the flame

(Brick Red)