DETECTION OF ANIONS IN UNKNOWN INORGANIC SAMPLE:

Sample No:
Color & Appearance:
Solubility: Soluble in Water
PRELIMINARY TESTS FOR ANIONS

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

1. To a small amount of a) Brisk effervescence without a) Carbonate present
sample dilute H2SO4 smell and turns lime water
was added. milky
b) Brisk effervescence with b) Sulphide may be
smell of rotten eggs and turns present
lead acetate paper shiny
black
c) Colourless vapour with smell c)Acetate may be
of vinegar present.
2. To a small amount of Dense white fumes Chloride may be
sample added conc. present.
H2SO4.
A glass rod moistened
with Ammonium
hydroxide solution is
held near the mouth of
the test tube
3. To the sample a small Brown fumes evolves Nitrate may be
piece of Cu turning was present.
added followed by
concentrated H2SO4 and
heated strongly
WET TESTS FOR ANIONS: aqueous solution of the sample was prepared
and following tests were performed with the aqueous solution.
EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE
1.A small amount of White precipitate formed Sulphate present
aqueous solution is acidified which is insoluble in and confirmed.
with dilute HCl acid and mineral acids.
barium chloride is added.
2. A small amount of A white precipitate formed Chloride present
aqueous solution is acidified which is soluble in NH4OH and confirmed.
with HNO3 (tested with
litmus paper) and a few
drops of AgNO3 is added.
3. To the aqueous solution of A brown ring is formed at Nitrate present
the sample freshly prepared the juncture of the two and confirmed.
FeSO4 solution is added and liquids
shaken well. Concentrated
H2SO4 is added slowly by
the sides of the test tube
4. A small amount of sample A violet color develops Sulphide present
is treated with NaOH, and confirmed.
followed by sodium
nitroprusside
5. Aq. Soln. of sample + Reddish colour appears. Acetate present
neutral FeCl3 solution. and confirmed.
On acidifying with dil HCl
the reddish colour
disappears.

Conclusion: Given sample contains ___________ as anion.