EXPERIMENT 5: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS - DETERMINATION OF CATIONS

AND ANIONS
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DATA AND RESULTS

A. Qualitative Analysis of Cations
Table 1. Observations in the elimination tests for cations.
Cation NaOH excess NaOH NH3 excess NH3

Cu2+

Fe3+

Zn2+

Ca2+

NH4+

Table 2. Balanced ionic equations representing or corresponding to the observations in Table 1.

Cation NaOH excess NaOH NH3 excess NH3

Cu2+

Fe3+

Zn2+

Ca2+

NH4+

Table 3. Observations in the confirmatory tests for cations.

Cation Test Reagent Added Observations

Cu2+

Fe3+

Zn2+

Ca2+

NH4+

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B. Qualitative Analysis of Anions
Table 4. Observations in the elimination tests for anions.
HNO3, Fe(NO3) HNO3, KMnO4
Anion Ba(NO3)2
Aqueous Layer Toluene Layer Aqueous Layer Toluene Layer

CO32-

PO43-

SO42-

I-

SCN-

Br-

NO3-

Table 5. Balanced ionic equations representing or corresponding to the observations in Table 4.

HNO3, Fe(NO3) HNO3, KMnO4
Anion Ba(NO3)2
Aqueous Layer Toluene Layer Aqueous Layer Toluene Layer

CO32-

PO43-

SO42-

I-

SCN-

Br-

NO3-

Table 6. Observations in the confirmatory tests for anions.

Anion Test Reagent Added Observations

CO32-

PO43-

SO42-

I-

SCN-

Br-

NO3-

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