Salt Analysis Cations
-r---,
r----III Group Group IV Group Grcup IZero Group
Group l{cagcnt
--- - --
"
Radicals
--I
O.S. + NaOH + Heat
II Group
Pb
+ I-hS
O.S. + Hel
Cu
o
AF+,Fe:H O.S. + NH4Cl
+ NH;OH +I-hS
NiL+ ,MnL+ , ZI'?~C02+
\
Anions
[Group' ~~._--_. I
+ cone.
H2SO4
__
I ro .... ,.".
-
I
--
.
':'"
._~
.i
rI
\•..... :l>./lff-/.
" .....n.)L)~A 'r- U1J.
-.
I ... Cu KMn04 piece andso]n. heat 4)2 Mo04 ____ +IICone.HN03 + Heat Salt + Group
f
Group Reagent Radicals ---~---,--- -·'r-------~---_.----_ ,-, ),"".SO/'. S/... NO -
I __ ---L--
C2Ot;'2 .
)1.:111
.. '
-r
~
Add
I
[_._ .
/
1
Add
III Group .
I O.S. -+-
IV Group•
--L10S (NH
+-
BaCb
...
\....\ PO/NO]' S042• cr, Br - , r
-
_
_~.-
..
, CT,I3COO' "
-
Preliminary Tests ~--
T -·-----observ~;tion .
Test.
____
---, __
1. Physical
.
"~~
Appearance
__.
-;
~~.:_,-'----
.
~. __
'I~-.-------.-------------
:
Colour
·VhII.C 3111l' I
-.
~
+
_1
Ca~ ,
--::---J-
~fNI-!.l' ev+
!
-'--I'~N'
_Jr~'en
1
3ro\'·m
+
FeJ+
Rc.J
r --Light pink
SrndlofNH]
NH/
S:ll'~ll of vinegar
CH3COo-
I
Sm~l] of rotten c~g'·
filllyj
I~~til;g
Colourless
Violet
gas evolved
gas evolved
,
I
r
"
Crzlcklinr sound B'own 13.
red
ick red
Fbn;e Test
u_
residue
Gr'~enish ·blue
II II BaL+ C(1"<'- ---I Cu"+ ~1+
r-Light green
-~
--
I
~,
Test ~ for Cations (Basic Radicals) (1) Zero Group
+ NaOH + Heat 1-::--.----------.-
I~ O.S
_ Inference with HCI NH/ t------------.---~-~-~+
[C)bservation I "Ii/hite Fumes
L2:§_~_', ._N_Te_s_s_ie_r_·'_s_R __e_a_~g~e_n_t __ U)_·'r._o_v ..II.l .PP.t.__ ~ __ .
LN_H--'4'-
(2) Fkst Group --
\
O.S.-= Dil.HCI O.S -I- K2Cr04 Test I
O.S
-I-
KI
White ppt. Yellow ppt. fObserV
Inference Pb2+
_._J
.. PbL+ Pb2+
'-
(3) Second Group
I
O~ Test
O.S + Dil.HCl + I-I2S Nl-LIOH(excess)
Deep Blue Observation
O.S + K.jFe(CN;6
Brown ppt.
(4) Tjlircl
Black ppt.
Cu
-.-._-_-_-_-
Cu2+
.-
-
+
_-_J
GrouT)
:) bservation Test -------------j_. White gelatinou:-o ppt. Blue + ppts ppt. O.S NH.jCI +NH~OH
O.S
+
IN+ Inference l
NaOH
1-
Inference AIJ+ I
AIJ+
I
O.S +- NaOH +Di1.HCI + Blue Litmus + NH.jOH (Lake Test)
----Test
O.S O.S
'.
-I-
NH.jCI +NHjOH KCNS
-I-
K1Fe(CN)(~
-1-
-----O.S
'e --. ------> __ Brown ppt.. ~ nIooe! Observution Red
.~-
-1·------l_~)ark ppt., Blue
r Fe3+ 'c'
J
t
. Inference --------
r
\+
=J I
I
Fourth
Group
.
In ference L+
------1 Red ---r-;-:-
~~~
J
O.S. + DMG
----.-
+ NaOH
l~~-'-
-r
LLight green
---(if DIn. red) J3lueis etherial layer \ Test .Blue O.S + NH4C! H 2~c ppt
_ ..
+NH40H.
__ ~ +-
Co
2+
C-:.----z+
L+
=J_ il' L I
+ ethe~·---=.:I
O.S. + NH4CNS
\ Test O.S + Nl-L.CI +NH4.OH ---+ --TObservation I Buff ppt \ H2~:
.
-
MnTF
Mo
_1 =rSuff Brownppt ppt
'~-----T + -r Observation Dirty 'vhite
~Zn
ppt
I
G
2+
Inference
,NH40H
~Il~'
Inference Mn 1+
I
~.~. L9.S. + NaOH K3Fe(CN)6
Test a.s + NH4CI
IInference 0C
-
.0,servation
-O-.S.+ NaOH
\
-
L+ L+
I
1-11c
lck ppt
Ni
')oln. is green) pt ~~)s~rvati~~:.--r Ni
LTes~-
O.S.
.
+--
-J~~ ::
---------
g1~:-~~~~~~N-)6--------------1 ~-1~1-1~~e-hf-:I-~i-te-;)~t-I-~--'-e-I-Io "\~-'i L.............
i white
.
--1.
~
PDt. __ .. __ . __
.__ . __ ._
l
Observation [lest -~----a.s + NH4CI le+NH40H + Im'.1e lrne B 2+ S 2+ CWhite 2+ ppt
a
1
(NJ-l4)2C03
.
, r
__________________
--
,
-------Ba2+ Ca2+ Inference Sr2+
..J
.. '
Ca2+ BaLia Sr2+
\
-_II ..
(wbite ppt dissolves in CH1COOH O.S. + K2Cr04 Flame Test
--tI Light green n White ppt
O.S. + (NH4)2S04 Flame Test O.S. + (NH4)2C204 Flame Test
-_.
_If Crimson White pptred
Brick red ---- l------,
i_
flan
(7) ;,ixth Gro'up
I Tes. I
-
-r
Observation
Inference
------fJMg2+
Na2HP04 O,S -+ NH4CI +NI-L;OH
+
O.S Nessler's 9·S + NaOH (NH4)3 + ~04 reagent
Mg ---=T~ej)pt---------~~:----~~ White PPt.
-~
I White ppt
1
I
m
I
J
I
*~~**********************
_
US1 Tests for Anions
~Acid Radicals)
(1) First Group "st Group I Inference C03·C031-
Observatl -011 ime water milky vescence s,odourless Colourle~; gas t with effe!
Test
C03L-
--
Salt + Dil H2SO4
----------
Changes
_.'evolvedGasgas Pass the, evolved Through Lime waterlime water " ",gli O.S. MgSO4 __~~lgS04
o
-
Tests
~=
L IhSO"S2-
O.S.+(CH3COO)2Pb
Cl-bCOO)2Pb O.S+ Sodium nitroprusside ·odium nitropn
\
Tests
~->.--~-,~ ~-
In S2-fcrcncc -S2-- ----------
~)n
s gas withI--O~_~-r~~~: rotten-.-+,~.lourI Colourles egg smell ... "~~~--'
Salt + Dil H2SO4
White pp
._+~-
- -
-..~-
~ Black ppt sside I Purple c~
Inference
Observation
~~~•.,~
Salt+Dil H2SO4 'll:l~:L~9-=L _ O.S.+Dil H2SO4+FeSO4 , dil. I-bS04 +Fe~;04 O.S.+Starch Iodide
:tarch iodide
i
.
Blue colour
_
I
-I. Observation-----l.
Inference jC010l.Jlk.,s gas \-~it!1pl~ng-;;-l~t-Ts03z:------ --i smell
-.--- ---
--------
O.S.+Dil H2SO4+K2Cr2O7 '.' :\. idill-bS04 t- K;.~r20-; O.S.+Dil H2SO4+KMnO4
,):.:dJl }-bS0
,
N02N02-
13rown gas Brown colour
-----
Tests : l'St -------d. P::SO.; Salt+Dil H2SO4
0
Green colour Pink colour decolourisecl
so;:
sol
--
-
-1
==-d
(2) :)ccond GI-OUp
---
I--Observation White ppt Colourless g[lsdissolves "vith pungent White ppt
Tests
J
-
smell Salt+Conc H2SO4
ClInference
O.S.+AgNO3 White ppt +excess Of NH4OH
I
Tests
Il~-
--
Salt+Conc. H2SO4 O.S.+AgNO3
I0
\ ~N03
O.S.+CCl4+Cl2 ~:811 '(_-'O_l1_C_'Water _f-_Iz_S_O_'_1 _
(1).~., ~'CLI+ Ch
Observation
I Inference
Pale yellow ppt
_B_r_-
~::~~n watel~_~9n1J1ge
~
-------4
gas '-,/-:t-h--p-ll-n-ge-n-.t-l_B_f_layern_ =_B=_r=_-=_-_=_-_=_-_=_-_=~ __-_
I
. Salt + Cone. H2S04 ~;. + AgNOJ I, Te:;t O.S. + CCl, + CI, water
violet gas yellow pp~ ~~~ Observation -----__ L~Jayer '..
-[__
II
-
--
Te:;t Salt + Cone. H2S04+ piece & heat
pungclt I lh Observatiori-
Cu
---r-;--)ur
---<
I_I_-
1
- ---
.r
r
Inference
N03N03N03Inference
~
~
I
brown gas wi - I smell I
a.s. +FeS04
+eonc. H2S2i.~--! -B-~O-\-iVn-. -r-ill-_;;-',-LQJ;. + Diphenyl amine _ i Dark blue co:
--------------
Inference
C20/-
\
I ~'~;;( + Cone rrMn04 soln. O.~;. + CaCb
=: I ~i~~e~:~~:';\;_-d_ iSCharge~----
11280'+=
J
----jI C204~
__ -.l Whi~~
Salt + Cone. H2SQ,_1 Te~;t O.~:. + nell.FeCI]
I
J
__
1
Smell of vinegar Obs~rvation ~ Red colour
I Heat Red soll1. + exc~ss watcr_~-_.,-Brown ..I
lppt
_I
__
CH3COO-+
--- -
==-~_
Inference CI-hCOOC1-1;COO"
-._-1,
.
(3) No specific group
._.--------
I
O.~:. + BaCb
_1
Add ppt CI-IJCOQI-I to violet
S042-=-
sc5;1-
White
pp_t
SO,iL-
..
--,-- -------
Test -------------O.S. + cone. HNOJ +
a.s. + CO(NOJ)2
ppt
: Ppt does not~lis~)lve
O.S.:....+ (Cf--hCqO)2Pb
lvl01ybdatc
u
Inference
Observation
=:-~:White
--
Add ENOJ to white ppt
Ammonium hea:
-------~-----
---~'-r_:___----"-------
. Te~t
!
Observation
!
Yellow ppt
1·,,1t'crence P04 JJ
&
-nt YJolei..EP~_- __ i Violet ppt dissolves
.~
J- __
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