Laboratory Activity 4

Analysis of Group IV Cation

NAME Nikoh Anthony C. Ewayan

1. Provide a reason of using ammonium hydroxide and ammonium chloride in precipitation

of Group IV cations.

ANSWER
The reason why ammonium hydroxide and ammonium chloride are needed in
the precipitation of Group 4 Cations is so that the group 4 cations will precipitate and those
compounds remaining in the supernatant such as carbonates will remain soluble together with
the group 5 cations.

2. Complete the following chemical equation below. Provide the reagent that will separate
each pair of compounds in a single step. (Note: place your answer of the equation in a
paper. Take a photo of your answer and paste it in the answer box.)

a. Ba 2+ and Mg 2+
b. Ca 2+ and Ba 2+
ANSWER