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The document describes tests conducted on an unknown salt to determine its composition. Preliminary tests showed the salt was white, had an ammonia smell, and was amorphous. Acidification produced carbon dioxide, indicating the presence of carbonate ions. Further tests confirmed carbonate and showed the salt dissolved in water. Tests for cations identified ammonium ions, as sodium hydroxide produced ammonia gas and brown precipitate with Nessler's reagent. The unknown salt was determined to be ammonium carbonate, with carbonate anions and ammonium cations.

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Unknown Salt - 1

The document describes tests conducted on an unknown salt to determine its composition. Preliminary tests showed the salt was white, had an ammonia smell, and was amorphous. Acidification produced carbon dioxide, indicating the presence of carbonate ions. Further tests confirmed carbonate and showed the salt dissolved in water. Tests for cations identified ammonium ions, as sodium hydroxide produced ammonia gas and brown precipitate with Nessler's reagent. The unknown salt was determined to be ammonium carbonate, with carbonate anions and ammonium cations.

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UNKNOWN SALT-1

AIM : To analyse the given unknown salt qualitatively for the presence of acidic and basic
radicals and report the tests.

PROCEDURE :

I: PRELIMINARY TESTS:

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE


1. Physical Examination:
a) Noted the colour of the given White Cu2+, Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Fe2+
salt. are absent.

b) Noted the smell of the given Ammonical Smell NH4+ may be present
salt

c) Noted state of the salt Amorphous/flakes --


2. Dry Heating test:
Heated a pinch of salt in a dry A white sublimate is formed NH4+ may be present
test tube
Colourless gas with ammonia NH4+ may be present
smell
3. Flame Test:
Little amount of salt is taken in No characteristic observation
a watch glass and 1 or 2 drops
of Conc. HCl is added to make a Bluish green, Apple green, brick Cu2+, Ba2+, Ca2+ and Zn2+ ions
paste. The paste is introduced red and flashes of green are not are absent
into the flame of the Bunsen observed
burner with the help of a
platinum wire.

II. IDENTIFICATION OF ANION (ACIDIC RADICAL):

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE


1 Dil H2SO4 Test :
To the pinch of given salt dil Colourless gas with brisk May be Carbonate CO32- ion is
H2SO4 is added efferevescences is observed. present
This turns lime water milky.
Confirmatory test for
carbonate CO32- ion :
1. Little amount of the salt is Salt dissolved in water Water soluble CO32- is present
added to water and stirred
2. To the salt solution dil. HCl is Brisk efferevescences of CO2 gas Carbonate CO32- ion is
added is liberated. confirmed
3. To the salt solution BaCl2
solution is added and checked White precipitate is formed Carbonate CO32- ion is
the solubility of precipitate in dil which is soluble in dil HCl confirmed
HCl

4. To the salt solution MgSO4


solution is added White precipitate is formed Carbonate CO32- ion is
confirmed

III IDENTIFICATION OF CATION (BASIC RADICAL) :

EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

Analysis of Group Zero


Cations

TEST FOR AMMONIUM (NH4+)


ION

1. Sodium hydroxide test :

A pinch of the given salt is Ammonia gas is evolved which Ammonium ion NH4+ may be
heated with conc. NaOH, gives white fumes with dil.HCl present
due to the formation of NH4Cl.

Confirmatory test for


ammonium NH4+ ion :
To the pinch of given salt add Brownish ppt or colouration is Ammonium ion NH4+ is
conc. NaOH solution. Pass the observed confirmed.
gas into Nessler’s reagent

RESULT:
The acid radical present in the given salt is : Carbonate CO32- ion
The acid radical present in the given salt is : Ammonium ion NH4+ ion
The given unknown salt is : Ammonium Carbonate (NH4)2CO3

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