LAKSHMI SCHOOL, MADURAI-20

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
WORK SHEET

Q1: Name the following:

1. A metallic hydroxide soluble in sodium hydroxide.
2. A metallic hydroxide soluble in ammonium hydroxide.
3. A metallic hydroxide soluble in sodium hydroxide but insoluble in ammonium
hydroxide.
4. A metallic hydroxide soluble in ammonium hydroxide but insoluble in sodium
hydroxide.
5. A yellow monoxide that dissolves in hot concentrated caustic soda.
6. A colourless metallic oxide which dissolves in strong alkali.
7. Two bases which are not alkalis but dissolves in strong alkali.
8. A colourless cation not a representative element.
9. A metal on reaction with alkali evolves gas which gives pop sound with burning
splinter.
10.A strong alkali.

Q2: State the observation for the following reactions:

1. Lead oxide on reaction with sodium hydroxide.
2. Zn metal on reaction with hot concentrated sodium hydroxide.
3. Lead nitrate solution on reaction with few drops of sodium hydroxide.
4. Excess of ammonium hydroxide is added to zinc sulphate solution.
5. Ammonium chloride on heating with caustic soda.

Q3: Identify the cation in each of the following:

1. cation that does not form a precipitate with ammonium hydroxide but forms one with
sodium hydroxide.
2. Sodium hydroxide solution when added to solution ‘A’ gives reddish brown
precipitate.
3. Ammonium hydroxide solutions when added to solution ‘B’ gives white precipitate
which dissolves in the excess.
4. Ammonium hydroxide when added to solution ‘C’ gives blue precipitate.
5. Sodium hydroxide when added to solution ‘D’ gives pungent smelling gas.

Q4: Write balanced equation for the following when:

1. Sodium hydroxide solution added to aluminum hydroxide.
2. Caustic potash is added to Pb metal.
3. Few drop of sodium hydroxide is added to copper sulphate solution.
4. Excess of ammonium hydroxide is added to zinc sulphate solution
5. Aluminum metal on reaction with fused caustic soda.

Q5: Distinguish the following pairs using sodium hydroxide or ammonium

hydroxide solution.
1. Iron sulphate solution and ferric chloride solution
2. calcium nitrate solution and lead nitrate solution
3. zinc sulphate solution and copper sulphate solution.
4. zinc sulphate solution and lead nitrate solution.

Q6: Blue colour solution ‘A’ on reaction with NaOH gives “B” which is insoluble in
caustic soda but soluble in excess of ammonium hydroxide gives deep blue solution ‘C’.
Identify the A, B and C. Write balanced equation for the above reaction