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Name ....................................................... Code .................................. Section .................

Group No. ..................... Date .................................... Time ……………………………

When writing your observation, to be sure to note colors of precipitates and supernatant
solutions and precipitate texture. Are gases formed?

1. Cation group 1
Cation Results
Adding 6 M HCl
The precipitate of ......................................color.............................

Pb2+ Reaction.........................................................................................
Sensitive test
Adding K2CrO4
The precipitate of ......................................color.............................

Reaction..........................................................................................

2. Cation group 2A
Cation Results
Adding 6 M HCl + Thioacetamide (CH3CSNH2)
Cd2+ The precipitate of ......................................color............................

Reaction..........................................................................................

Cation group 2B
Cation Results
Adding 6 M HCl + Thioacetamide (CH3CSNH2)
As3+ The precipitate of ......................................color.............................

Reaction..........................................................................................

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3. Cation group 3A
Cation Results
Adding 6 M NH4OH
The precipitate of ........................................color...........................

Reaction..........................................................................................
Dissolving 6 M HNO3 6 M HCl

Fe3+ .........................................................................................................
Sensitive test
Adding 0.1 M KSCN

The precipitate of ......................................color.............................

Reaction..........................................................................................
Adding 0.1 M K4Fe(CN)

The precipitate of ......................................color............................

Reaction..........................................................................................

Cation group 3B
Cation Results
Adding 6 M NH4OH
The precipitate of ......................................color...........................

Al3+ Reaction.........................................................................................
Sensitive
Adding Aluminon
The precipitate of ......................................color............................

Reaction..........................................................................................

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4. Flame test of cation groups 4 and 5

Cation Color

Ba2+ .…………………………………………………

Sr2+ ………………………………………………….

Ca2+ ……………………………………………………

K+ ……………………………………………………

Na+ ……………………………………………………

5. Cation group 5
Cation Color
Adding 6 M NaOH
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+
NH4
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Reaction..........................................................................................

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