EXPERIMENT NO-1

AIM: To study the action of heat on a given sample ‘A’ and identify the gas evolved.

TEST OBSERVATION INFERENCE

We take a part of the given  A colourless, odourless  Gas coluld be O2,
sample ‘A’ (bluish green powder) gas is evolved. CO2, or H2O
in a clean and dry test tube and vapour.
heat it strongly.  Gas turns moist blue  Gas is acidic
litmus into red.
 A lighted candle when  Gas is a non-
held in the gas is supporter of
extinguished. combustion
 The gas when passed  Gas may be CO2 or
through limewater SO2
turns it milky.
 The gas does not  The gas is not SO2,
decolourise pink so it is CO2
KMnO4.
 The residue obtained is  The residue is of
black. cupric oxide.

RESULT: The given sample ‘A’ decomposes on heating to liberate carbon dioxide gas. Hence the
sample is a carbonate salt. Anion present is CO32-.

EQUATION: CuCO3 -----------> CuO + CO2

 EXPERIMENT NO-2

AIM: To study the action of heat on a given sample ‘B’ and identify the gas evolved.

TEST OBSERVATION INFERENCE

We take a part of the given  A colourless, odourless  Gas coluld be O2,
sample ‘B’ (white crystals) in a gas is evolved. CO2, or H2O
clean and dry test tube and heat vapour.
it strongly.  Gas turns moist blue  Gas is acidic
litmus into red.
 A lighted candle when  Gas is a non-
held in the gas is supporter of
extinguished. combustion
 The gas when passed  Gas may be CO2
through limewater turns or SO2
it milky.
 The gas does not  The gas is not SO2,
decolourise pink KMnO4. so it is CO2
 The residue obtained is
yellow when hot and  The residue is of
white when cold. zinc oxide.

RESULT: The given sample ‘B’ decomposes on heating to give CO2 gas. Hence, the sample is a
carbonate salt. Anion present is CO32-.

EQUATION: ZnCO3 -----------> ZnO + CO2