Name: Georgie Kate M.

Vinagrera

Co-worker: Shen Cabaliza

Experiment 9

Flame Test

1. Give the half-reactions for the reduction of the metal cations

Cu2+ + 2 e-  Cu
Ca2+ + 2 e-  Ca
Na+ + e-  Na
Ba2+ + 2 e-  Ba
K+ + e-  K
Cl2 + 2 e-  2Cl-
2. Write the electronic configuration of Cu 2+, Ca2+, Na+, Ba2+, and K+.
Cu2+= 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 3d9
Ca2+= 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6
Na+= 1s2, 2s2, 2p6
Ba2+= 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4s2, 3d10, 4p6, 5s2, 4d10, 5p6
K+= 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6