Experiment - Aim: To analyze the given salt and identify the anion and cation present in it. S.NO [EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION | INFERENCE Preliminary Test 1 COLOUR White Absence of The Colour of given copper, cobalt, salt is noted. iron, nickel, manganese. 2. | APPEARANCE ‘Amorphous ‘Absence of The appearance of the omer carbonate given salt is noted 3. | SOLUBILITY IN WATER A little of the given salt Insoluble may be carbonate] is dissolved in distilled water in a test tube 4. | ODOUR : es No specific smell |W", 5, cH:coo absent ANION ANALYSIS 5 ACTION OF A colourless, mae DIL.SULPHURIC ACID odourless gas is y hed wih brisk | Presence of To alittle of the substance evolved with brisk | Ca pomate CO® taken ina test tube a few effervescence, drops of dil. Sulphuric acid which turns lime ag added water milky, CONFIRMATORY TEST 6. Take 0.1 g of salt in a test co eae CRONE) eae ae tube, add dilute sulphuric wit Gatonai CO acid effervescence 5 which turns lime |} is confirmed water milky. On passing the gas for some more time, milkiness disappears‘CATION ANALYSIS Original solution s prepared by dissolving the salt in water a 7ZEROGROUP(AMMONIUM. ) No characteristic | Absence of To a little of the salt sodium reaction ammonium hydroxide solution is added Salts, and heated 3, | 1GROUP(LEAD) Toa little of the original No characteristic | Absence of I group solution dil. HCTis added. _| reaction Pb 9, | ITGROUP (COPPER) Toa little of the original Yellow precipitate Presence of I group solution dil. HCT and —— cut Hydrogen sulphide is added, (CONFIRMATORY TEST a bluish white ppt is | Presence of Cd” is obiained confirmed Result: The anion present in the given salt is Carbonate COy Cadmium Ca” The salt is Cadmium Carbonate CACO, and cation is