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Experiment 7: Group IV Cations (Alkaline Earth Group)

Reagent

Ba

Sr

Flame test

yellowish green
BaCO
white ppt

2+

(NH ) CO , NH Cl,
C H OH
4 2

Ca

Mg

crimson red

brick or dull red

colorless

SrCO
white ppt

CaCO
white ppt

Absence of alcohol MgCO Mg(OH)


Presence of alcohol -

2+

2+

2+

KCO
2

(NH ) SO

a.) HCl
Na HPO
2

NH OH
4

4 2

BaCrO
yellow ppt
insoluble

SrCrO
yellow ppt
insoluble

CaCrO sol. ppt in the


presence of alc.
insoluble

BaC O
white ppt
soluble

SrCO
white ppt
soluble

CaC O
white ppt
insoluble

soluble

BaSO
white ppt
insoluble

SrSO
white ppt
sol. in boiling
HCl

CaSO ppt in the


presence of alcohol
soluble

very soluble

Ba (PO )

Sr (PO )

Ca (PO )

Mg(NH )PO

white
amorphous ppt

white
amorphous ppt

white amorphous ppt

white crystalline ppt

a.)CH COOH
4 2

a.)CH COOH

MgCO (NH ) CO .4H O

K CrO

4 2

4 2

4 2

soluble
insoluble

soluble

very soluble

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