EXPERIMENT 2

AIM : TO detect one cation and one anion in give salt.

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

TEST OF ANION Brisk effervescence CO32-\may be present
Preliminary test due to release of CO2
Salt +dil H2SO4 gas which turns lime
water milky
Confirmatory test
1Sodium extract
Take 1 g of salt in a
porcelain dish or
boiling tube. Mix
about 3 g of solid
sodium
carbonate and add 15
mL of distilled water
to it. Stir and boil the
content for about
10 minutes. Cool,
filter and collect the
2-
filtrate in a test tube
and label it as sodium
carbonate extract..
CO32-\ confirmed
TEST : CO2 gas is evolved
Take 0.1 g of salt in a with brisk
test tube, add dilute effervescence which
sulphuric acid. turns lime
. water milky. On
passing the gas for
some more time,
milkiness
disappears
 2.Salt +water White ppt
+MgSO4 +heat CO32-\ confirmed
TEST OF CATION

Salt + NaOH +heat If there is a smell of Zero group may be

and bring the glass
rod dipped in dil HCl
near the mouth of test
tube
ammonia, this present
indicates the presence
of ammonium ions
ammonia reacts with
HCl to give white
dense fumes of NH4Cl

Confirmatory test Brown colour ppt is NH4+ion is confirmed

Salt +NaOH formed
+Nessler,s
reagent(K2HgI4)

RESULT :-The given salt contains CO3 2- ,NH4+

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NH3+HCl---→NH4Cl