EXPERIMENT111 To analyse the given salt for acidicand basic radicals.

Experiments Observation Inference

1. Physical examination
(a) Noted the colour of the given salt. White Cu2+, Fe+,Ni, Mn, Co+ absent.
(6)Noted the smell of the salt. No specific odour NH,, S and CH,CO0 may be
absent.
2. Dry heating test
Heated a pinch of the salt in a dry
test tube and noted the following:
(a) Gas evolved A colourless, odourless gas evolved CO, may be present.
which turned lime water milky.
(6) Sublimation No sublimate formed. Ammonium halides, iodide may be
absent.
(c) Colour of the residue Yellow when hot and white when cold. Zn may be present.
3. Charcoal cavity test
Mixed a pinch of the salt with double Yellow when hot and white when cold. Zn may be present.
the quantity of Na,CO, and heated the
mixture on a charcoal cavity in the
reducing flame.
4. Cobalt nitrate test
Tothe residue obtained in the above Green mass Zn2 may be present.
step added a drop of dilute cobalt nitrate
solution and heated in the oxidizing
flame.
5.Flame test
Prepared a paste of the salt with conc. Green flashes seen with naked eye. Zn+ may be present.
Hâl and performed flame test.
6. Borax bead test
Did not perform this test since the Cu?+, Ni2+, Fe2+, Fe, Mn2, Co'
given salt was white. may be absent.
7. Dil. Sulphuric acid test
Treated a pinch of the salt with dil. Colourless, odourless gas evolved with CO present
H,S0, and warmed. brisk effervescence, turned lime water
milky.
Shook a pinch of salt with water Salt did not dissolve.
taken in test tube. Insoluble C0, indicated.
8KMnO, test
To a pinch of the salt added dilute Pink colour of KMnO, was not dis CT, Br, I,Fe*, C,0, are absent.
H,SO, warm and then a drop of KMnO, charged.
solution.
9. Conc. sulphuric acid test
This test was not performed as the
salt reacted with dil. H,S0,. CT, Br, I, NO,", CH,CO0, C,0,
are absent.
 10. Confirmatory tests for
carbonate
(a) Shook a pinch of the salt with Salt remained insoluble.
water Insoluble CO,2- indicated.
(6) Tothe salt added dil HCI. Brisk effervescence.with evolution of Insoluble carbonate confirmed.
colourless, odourless gas which turned
lime water milky.
11. Heated a pinch of salt with
conc. NaOH solution
No ammonia gas evolved. NH, absent.
12. Preparation of Original Solu
tion (0.S.)
(a) Shook a pinch of the salt with Insoluble
water.
(6) Shook a pinch of the salt in dil. Clear solution obtained.
HCI.
Labelled it as 0.S.

13. As the O.S. is prepared in dil. HCI,

Group-I is absent. Group I absent.
(Pb2+ absent)
No ppt. formed. Group II absent
14. Through a part of O.S. passed H,S
gas. (Pb2+, Cu2+, As+ absent).
No ppt. formed Group IIIabsent.
15.To the remaining solution, added
a pinch of solid ammonium chloride. (Fest, A13+ absent).
Boiled the solution, cooled it and added
excess of ammonium hydroxide solution.
Dull white ppt. formed. Group IVpresent.
16. Through a part of this solution,
passed H,Sgas. (Zn+ present)
17. Confirmatory tests for Zn2+
ion
Dissolved the above dull white ppt.
in dil HCI. Boiled off H,S.
Divided the solution into two parts.
White ppt. soluble in excess of NaOH. Zn2+ confirmed.
(a) To one part added NaOH solution
dropwise. Bluish white ppt. Zn2+ confirmed.
(6) To another part, added potassium
ferrocyanide solution.

Result. Acid Radical :Co,

Basic Radical :Zn2+.