Acid, Bases And Salts Table

Oxides Acidic Basic

Non - Metals Metals

(except CO, NO, H2O) (except ZnO, Al2O3, PbO)

Amphoteric

ZnO, Al2O3, PbO

Neutral

CO, NO, H2O

Nitrates Chlorides Sulphates Carbonates Oxides/Hydroxides

Soluble Salts

Insoluble Salts

all all others all others Sodium, Potassium, Ammonium Sodium, Potassium, Ammonium

Lead, Silver Lead, Barium, Calcium all others all others

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Add

Nitrate

NaOH

Al powder (warm)

Carbonate

HCl

-

Chloride Iodide Sulphate

HNO3

Silver NO3-

HNO3

Lead (II) NO3

HNO3

3

Barium NO

Observations NH4 produced Strong smell Turns red litmus blue CO2 produced White ppt in limewater White ppt

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Yellow ppt White ppt

Gas

Test

Result

NH3

Red litmus in gas

Litmus turns blue

CO2

Bubble gas through limewater

Limewater turns milky

Cl2

Blue litmus in gas

Blue litmus bleached

H2

Lighted wooden splint near gas

Gas burns with 'pop' sound

O2

Glowing wooden splint near gas Drop of potassium dichromate(VI) solution on filter paper Place filter paper near gas

Splint relighted

SO2

Acidified orange dichromate(VI) turns green