Experiment 7

Reactions of the cations of magnesium, calcium, aluminium and iron.

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Name Mthetheleli Nxele

Student Number 221040133
 Results of tests for Mg2+, Ca2+, Al3+, Fe3+

COMPLETE THE TABLE BELOW BY INDICATING:

(1) Formation of a precipitate using ppt

(2) Give Formula (e.g. PbCrO4(s) and
colour of the precipitate only e.g. green ppt
Key: ppt = precipitate; soln = solution;

Mg2+ Ca2+ Al3+ Fe3+

1. Colour of solution Colourless soln Colourless soln Colourless soln Light blue/greenish soln
2. NaOH Mg(OH)2 Ca(OH)2 Al(H2O)3(0H)3 Fe(OH)3
White ppt White ppt White Brown

3.Excess NaOH No change in colour No change in colour (AL(OH)4) No change in colour

white White Change to colourless Brown

4.NH3 Mg(NH3)2 Ca(NH3)6 Al(OH)3 Fe(OH)2

white White white Brown
5.Aluminon + NH3 Mg(AlO2)2 Ca(AlO)2 No ppt Fe(AlO)
white white

6. KI, dilute, heat Mg(I)2 Ca2 No ppt FeSO4

Brike red

Mg(Fe(CN)6) Ca(Fe(CN)6) AI(CN)4 No ppt

7. K4[Fe(CN)6] white White WHITE

8. KSCN Mg(NCS)2 Ca(NCS)2 AL(NCS)3

white White WHITE

9. Na2CO3 MgCO3 CaCO3

white white

10.(NH4)2CO3 Mg(CO3)2 Ca(CO3)

white WHITE
11. NH3, NH4Cl,
Na2HPO4

12. Na2C2O4 (Na

oxalate)