SALT ANALYSIS -II

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATIONS INFERENCE

Preliminary Tests Absence of
i)Colour Colourless Cu2+, Fe2+, Ni2+,
Colour of the given salt Mn2+
was observed
ii)Smell
A pinch of the salt was Vinegar smell CH3COO- may
taken between fingers be present
and rubbed with a drop of
water
iii)Dry heating test A colourless gas with vinegar
A pinch of salt was taken smell is evolved CH3COO- may
in a dry test test tube and be present
heated.
iv)Flame test Dull bluish flame Pb2+ may be
Salt was made into paste present.
with con.HCl and
introduced in the flame
using a glass rod.
v) Dilute sulphuric acid
test: No characteristic gas is evolved. Absence of CO3
2-
2mL of dilute sulphuric
acid was added to salt
taken in the test tube.
vi) Con. Sulphuric acid A colourless gas with vinegar
test: smell is evolved CH3COO- may
To the salt in the test be present
tube Con.Sulphuric acid
was added and warmed.
Tests for Independent
Radicals
vii) BaCl2 test:
A small amount of the No characteristic white precipitate Absence of
salt was boiled with SO42-,CO32-.
dilHCl and filtered. To the
filterate 2mL of BaCl2
solution was added.
viii) Ammonium
Molybdate test: No characteristic precipitate. Absence of
A pinch of salt was boiled PO43-
with con HNO3. Excess
of Ammonium molybdate
solution was added to it.

Confirmatory test for CH3COO-

1)Oxalic acid test : Smells like that of vinegar Presence of
A small quantity of the CH3COO-
salt is taken in a watch
glass and mixed with
solid oxalic acid and
water and made into a
paste.
2)Ferric chloride test: Presence of
Neutral ferric chloride Reddish colour filtrate is obtained. CH3COO- is
solution was added to confirmed.
salt solution and filtered.

The filtrate was divided

into two portions. Reddish colour disappears.
(i) To one part, add
water and boil.
(ii) To second part, Reddish brown precipitate.
add dil. HCl.

GROUP ANALYSIS

Analysis of Group-Zero
(NH4+)
To a small amount of No evolution of ammonia gas. Absence of
solid salt taken in a test group zero.
tube, some concentrated
solution of sodium
hydroxide is added and
heated.
Preparation of Original solution: Salt is dissolved in water and labelled as
Original solution.
Group I Analysis: White precipitate is observed. Presence of group
To a part of original 1
solution dil HCl is added.
Confirmatory test for
Pb2+: Yellow precipitate is formed. Presence of
1. Potassium iodide Pb2+ ion is
test: confirmed.
To one part of the
original solution, added
potassium iodide solution
2. Potassium chromate Yellow precipitate is formed. Presence of
test: Pb2+ ion is
To one part of the confirmed.
original solution, added
potassium chromate
solution.
Result:
Cation : Pb2+
Anion : CH3COO-