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No Experiment Observation Inference

Preliminary tests
1 Physical examination
a) Noted the colour of the salt White Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+
absent
b) Noted the smell of the salt No specific odour NH4+, S2-, CH3COO-
Absent.
2 Dry Heating test
Heated a pinch of the salt in a dry
test tube and noted the following
observations:
a) Gas evolved No gas evolved. C2O42-, CO32-, NO3-
absent.
b) Sublimation No sublimate formed. Ammonium chloride,
iodide may be absent.
c) Decrepitation No cracking sound Lead nitrate, Barium
observed nitrate absent.
d)Colour of the residue White residue, glows Al3+, Ba2+, Ca2+, Mg2+
on heating. may be present.

3 Flame test
Prepared a paste of the salt with No characteristic Ca2+, Zn2+, Ba2+may
conc.HCl and performed flame test. flame be absent.
4 Charcoal cavity test
Mixed a pinch of the salt with White residue. Pb2+, Zn2+, Mn2+may
double the quantity of Na2CO3 and be absent.
heated the mixture on a charcoal
cavity in the reducing flame.
5 Cobalt nitrate test
To the above the white residue Blue residue is Al3+ present.
added a drop of cobalt nitrate obtained.
solution and heated in oxidising
flame.
Identification of acid radical
6 Dil sulphuric acid test
Treated a pinch of the salt No gas evolved CO32- ,S2-absent.
With dil H2SO4 and warmed.
7 Con sulphuric acid test
Heated a pinch of the salt with Con No reddish brown gas NO3- may be absent.
sulphuric acid evolved

8 KMnO4 test
To a pinch of the salt added No decolourisation Cl-, C2O42-, Fe+2may
dilH2SO4 warm and then a drop of be absent.
KMnO4 solution.
9 Copper chips test
Heated a pinch of the salt with No reddish brown gas NO3- may be absent.
conc. sulphuric acid and a few evolved.
copper chips.
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10 MnO2 test
Heated a small quantity of the salt No greenish yellow Cl- absent.
with solid MnO2and Con H2SO4. gas
11 BaCl2 test
Boiled small amount of a salt with White precipitate SO42- confirmed
dil.HCl in a test tube. formed insoluble in
Filtered the contents and to the dil.HCl
filtrate added few drops of BaCl2
solution.
Confirmatory test for acid radical
BaCl2 test
Boiled small amount of a salt with White precipitate SO42- confirmed
dil.HCl in a test tube. formed insoluble in
Filtered the contents and to the dil.HCl
filtrate added few drops of BaCl2
solution.
Identification of basic radical
12 NaOH test
Heated a pinch of salt with No ammonia gas NH4+ absent
conc.NaOH solution evolved
Preparation of original salt solution
Prepared original salt solution by dissolving a pinch of salt in 10 to15mL of distilled water or
dil.HCl or conc.HCl, cold or hot. Label it original solution (O.S).
13 Group separation
a) To a few drops of the original No brown ppt. formed Group zero absent
solution added 1 mL of Nessler’s (NH4+absent)
reagent and excess of NaOH
solution
b) To a few drops of the original No precipitate formed Group I absent
solution added 2 mL of dil.HCl. (Pb2+absent)
c) To a few drops of the original No precipitate formed Group II absent
solution added 2 mL of dilHCl (Cu2+absent)
and then passed H2S gas
d)To a few drops of the original White precipitate Group III present.
solution added1 mL of NH4Cl and formed (Al3+present)
2ml of NH4OH.
Confirmatory test for basic radical.
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a) Lake test
Dissolve the white precipitate in Blue precipitate is Al3+confirmed
dil.HCl. add to it two drops of blue obtained floating in the
litmus solution. To this, add colourless solution.
NH4OH dropwise till blue colour
develops.
b) Cobalt nitrate test
To the above the white residue Blue residue is Al3+ confirmed.
added a drop of cobalt nitrate obtained.
solution and heated in oxidising
flame.

Result:
The given simple salt is: Aluminium Sulphate (Al2(SO4)3)
Acid radical: SO42-
Basic radical: Al3+