For caeoi - Calcium CarbD1111te

AIM-To analyze the given salt for one anion and one cation present in it.

Matertal required - Boiling tubes, test tubes, test tube holder, test tube stand, delivery tube, corks, filter
papers, reagents
Prellmlnary tests

Colour of the salt - White amorphous power, Chalk like

Smell (Odour) - Odourless

Solublllty- Insoluble in water

Dry He11Hng Test-

Flilffle test (Pate of Alt with cone. HO) - Brick Red

For acidic radical -

Experiment Omcrvadan Inference

S.N o.
1. Treated 0..1 8 of salt with 1 ml dil.H2SO• and A colourlt5s, odourless Co1- 2may be.
wanned gas is evolved with brislc
effervescence
2_ On passing the gas through lime water Lime water turns milky co,-2Confirmed
3_ On passing the gas for some more time Milkiness disappea~ co1-2Confirmed

For Basic: Rada! -

S.N o. Ex~rlment Ob5efYlltlon Inference

L Heated 0.1 g of salt with 2 ml NaOH solution No smell is obtained NH.• Absent (Zero
Group absent)
2_ Dissolve the salt in dil. HCJ No precioitate formed Groon-1Absent
3. Passed H2S gas through one portion of the No precipitate formed Group-II Absent
solution
4. Heat with c-onc.. HNC>i, Add about 0.2 g •Of solid No precipitatefonned Group-Ill Absent
ammonium chloride and then added excess of
ammonium hydroxide to the solutioo
5_ Passed H2S gas through the above solution No precipitate formed Group-IV Absent
6. Add Ammonium chloride in salt solution and heat White pj'ecipitate Group-V Present
then add excess of ammonium hydroxide solution formed
to the original soJution and then added 0.5 g of
ammonium carbonate
7. Dissolve the white precipitate by boiling with White precipitate of ca·' May be
dilute acetic acid and divide the solution into calcium oxalate Is
three parts obtained
-ro the firn part add ammonium oxalate solution
and shake well.
8. Perform the flame test with the preserved A brick red flame, which Cat 2 Confirmed
precipitate looks greenish-yellow
 I through blue glass
Note - Preserve a small amount of the precipitate for flame test.
Result-

The 11ven salt tontlllns -Anionic Radical - co3- & Cationic Radical - ea•2
And the formula of 1i11t wtll be - CaC03

Reactions for c0i-2 Ion -

C03 -; + H2SO, SQ4- 2 + H20 + CO:

,,. CO2+ ca(OH)i caco1 (White ppt.) + H20

CaC03 (White ppt.) + HiO (HC03h Ca (Soluble)

Reactions for Ca42 Ion -

Ccr 2 + Nli4CO, cac~ (White -ppt.) + Ntt.·

CaC0 3 + 2CH3COOH (CH.1COO}~.a (Soluble) + H20 + COz

(CH 3C00)2Ca + (Ntt.)iC...-0~ lCHiCOONH.i + C.aC;i:Cl; (White ppl}