Salt no :-1

Sno Experiment Observation Inference

1 Note the colour of the Colourless Absence of

salt Cu2+,Fe2+,Ni2+

2 Solubility test:- Soluble May be due to the

Small amount of salt presence of
is dissolved in water sulphate,cl-,no3- or
soluble Co32-

3 Action of heat :- Colourless gas turns May be due to the

A pinch of salt is lime water milky presence of Co32-
heated in dry test
tube

4 Flame test :- No characteristic of Absence of

A small amount of flame is seen Ba2+,Ca2+,Sr2+
salt is made into a
paste with conc HCl
in a watch glass and
introduced into the
non-luminous with
the help of glass rod

5 Ash test :- No characteristics Absence of

To the salt solution ashes Al2+,Mg2+,Zn2+
add HNO3 and cobalt
nitrate
A filter paper is
dipped in solution
and burnt into ashes

6 Dil H2SO4 test:- Evolution of May be done to the

To the salt solution colourless gas turns presence of Co32-
add Dil H2SO4 lime water milky

7 Kmno4 test:- Pink colour not Absence of

To the salt solution decolourised Cl-,Br-,I-,Fe3+
add Dil H2SO4 and a
drop of kmno4solution

8 Conc H2SO4 test :- No Characteristics Absence of Cl-,No3-,I-

A pinch of salt is Observation
heated with conc
H2SO4

9 Test for sulphate:- No white precipitate Absence of sulphate

To the salt solution
add Dil HCl and Bacl2
 10 Action of NaOH :- Evolution of pungent May be due to the
A small amount of smelling gas gives presence of NH4+
salt is heated with white dense fumes
NaOH solution when a glass rod is
dipped in conc HCl
shown on the mouth
of test tube
Preparation of water extract:
Prepare water extract by adding small quantity salt into distilled water

Confirmatory test for

carbonates:-

1.to the salt solution add White precipitate Presence of Co32- confirmed
Bacl2 solution

To the salt solution add White precipitate Presence of Co32- is again

Mgso4 confirmed

To the salt solution add Dil Brisk effervesce turns lime Presence of Co32- again
HCl water milky confirmed
Preparation of original solution
Two orginal solutions are prepared by dissolving the given salt into 10-15 ml of distilled water
Group separation
Zero group:- Colourless gas which gives NH4+ is confirmed
Pinch of salt is heated with dense white fumes when a
NaOH solution glass rod dipped in conc HCl
brought near the mouth of the
test tube

To the original solution add Brown precipitate Presence of NH4+ again

nessler's reagent confirmed
The given salt contains acid radical :-CO32-
Basic radical :-NH4+
Salt name :- Ammonium carbonate (NH4)2CO3