Calcium Acetatee [ Ca(CH3COO)2]

AIM: IDENTIFICATION OF ACID AND BASIC RADICALS PRESENT IN THE GIVEN SAMPLE.
(A) PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Colour-White, Odour: odourless
State: Amorphous, Solubility: soluble in water
(B) DRY TESTS FOR ACID RADICAL :-
S.No Experiment Observation Inference
I Dilute sulphuric acid test – To a pinch of salt No brisk effervescence CO32- absent
taken in a dry test tube, 1-2 ml of dil. H2SO4 No gas with smell of SO32- absent
was added. burning sulphur
No gas with rotten egg S 2- absent
smell
No reddish brown gas NO2- absent
Ii Oxalic acid test- To a pinch of the salt taken on Smell of vinegar CH3COO-
a watch glass, oxalic acid crystals and few appears. indicated.
drops of water were added to make a paste.

CHEMICAL REACTIONS INVOLVED:-

H2C2O4 + 2CH3COO-→ C2O42- + 2CH3COOH
vinegar smell

(C) WET TEST FOR CONFIRMATION OF ACID RADICAL:-

(i) Preparation of original solution- A little amount of salt was taken in a clean dry test tube to which 5
ml distilled water was added. The test tube was shaken till the salt dissolved and a clear solution was
obtained. This solution is labelled as original solution (o.s)

(ii) Confirmatory test :

S.No Experiment Observation Inference

i Neutral ferric chloride test – Reddish colouration The presence of

To the os, neutral ferric appear. CH3COO-ion is
chloridesolution is added. confirmed.

CHEMICAL REACTIONS INVOLVED:-

3CH3COO- (aq) + FeCl3 (aq) → (CH3COO)3Fe (aq) +3Cl- (aq)
Reddish colouration.
D) DRY TESTS FOR BASIC RADICAL :-

(i) NaOH bead test-To a pinch of salt taken in a dry No gas with NH 4 + absent
test tube, 1or2 pellets of NaOH was added and ammoniacal smell
heated evolve.

(ii) Flame test-A paste of salt with conc HCl was Brick red colouration Ca2+ indicated
placed on the loop of a clean platinum wire and observed
introduced to the non-luminous flame.

(D) TEST FOR GROUP ZERO:-

S.No Experiment Observation Inference

1. Nessler's reagent test- To the os,Nessler's No reddish-brown ppt. NH4+ absent

reagent was added. or colouration
obtained

(E) GROUP ANALYSIS:

To the original solution dil HCl is added

No ppt. H2S gas is passed through the above solution
formed
Gr. I is absent. No ppt. formed To the aqueous solution solid NH4Cl & excess NH4OH is
Gr. II is absent. added.
No ppt. formed H2S gas is passed through the above
Gr. III is absent. solution.
No ppt. To the aqueous solution
formed (NH4)2CO3 solution is added
Gr. IV is White ppt. forms
absent. Gr. V is present.
Ca2+ may be present
(F) CONFIRMATORY TEST OF Ca2+

S.No Experiment Observation Inference

(i) To o.s potassium chromate solution was added. No Yellow ppt. formed. Ba2+ absent
(ii) To o.s ammonium sulphate solution was added No White ppt. Sr2+ absent
obtained
(iii) To o,s ammonium oxalate solution was added White ppt. obtained Ca2+ present

Chemical equations involved –

1. Ca2+ + (NH4)2CO3 → CaCO3 ↓ + 2NH4+

White ppt.

2. Ca2+ + (NH4)2C2O4 → CaC2O4 ↓ + 2NH 4+

White ppt.

RESULT :-
(I) Acid radical = Acetate, CH3COO-
(ii) Basic radical = Calcium , Ca2+
(iii) Salt = Calcium Acetate , Ca(CH3COO)2