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1
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SC25a - What colour do Lithium (Li+) ions turn in a flame test?

A

(Bright) Red

[Lith-le red riding hood]

2
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SC25a - What colour do Sodium (Na+) ions turn in a flame test?

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Yellow

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SC25a - What colour do Potassium (K+) ions turn in a flame test?

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Lilac

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SC25a - What colour do Calcium (Ca2+) ions turn in a flame test?

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Orange-red

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SC25a - What colour do Copper (Cu+) ions turn in a flame test?

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Blue-Green

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SC25a - What are the 3 main steps in conducting a flame test?

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  • Light a Bunsen burner to a strong blue flame
  • Pick up a sample of the substance with a small wire loop
  • Hold the sample into the edge of the flame and observe the colour
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SC25a - Why may the flame test loop be a platinum one?

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  • It has a high melting point and so won’t melt
  • It is inert and so won’t react It doesn’t produce/affect a flame colour
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SC25a - Why may a nichrome alloy be used as a wire loop for a flame test?

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  • It is cheaper
  • However, it produces a light orange flame that could affect the results
9
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SC25a - What is flame photometry?

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  • When a solution containing the metal ions creates a flame and the light intensity is measured by a computer.
  • This allows it to have quantitative and comparable data
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SC25a - What are the main three advantages of photometry over flame tests?

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  • Sensitivity: Much smaller sample sizes can be used
  • Accuracy: They give results closer to the true value
  • Speed: They occur with more quickness [look at me defining speed like a pro]
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SC25a - What is a callibration curve?

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  • It shows the light intensity produced by metal ions in different concentrations of solutions
  • It is created by using standard solutions of known concentrations
  • This allows data comparison to be accurate
12
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SC25a - What can flame photometers do to the light emitted by a flame?

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They can separate the light produced into a spectrum of different colours (wavelengths) of light

13
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SC25a - What is an emission spectrum?

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  • Metal ions each produce their own unique combination of different wavelengths of light
  • This different colours are the emission spectrum of an ion and can be used to identify ions
  • Together, these different colours will produce the one colour seen in the flame test
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SC25b - How do you conduct a precipitate reaction to identify metal ions?

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  • A few drops of sodium hydroxide are added to a solution containing metal ions
  • The metal and the hydroxide will react to form metal hydroxide
  • This will be insoluble and form a precipitate of a colour that can be used to identify the metal
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SC25b - What colour precipitate do Iron(II) (Fe2+) ions form?

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Green

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SC25b - What colour precipitate do Iron(III) (Fe3+) ions form?

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Brown

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SC25b - What colour precipitate do Copper (Cu2+) ions form?

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Blue

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SC25b - What colour precipitate do Calcium (Ca2+) ions form?

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White

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SC25b - What colour precipitate do Aluminium (Al3+) ions form?

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White

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SC25b - What is the problem with the precipitate test for calcium and aluminium and how is this overcome?

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  • Both calcium and aluminium ions will produce a whit precipitate when reacted with sodium hydroxide.
  • Thus, a distinguishing test is required In this case, excess sodium hydroxide is added
  • For aluminium ions, this causes the precipitate to eventually turn colourless
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SC25b - What is the test for ammonium ions?

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  • Dilute sodium hydroxide solution is added which produces ammonia gas
  • Ammonia gas has a characteristic sharp smell but a confirmatory test is needed to be sure
  • Ammonia gas turns damp red litmus paper blue
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SC25c - How do you test for carbonate ions?

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  • Add dilute hydrochloric acid to the sample If it does contain a carbonate, this will cause carbon dioxide to be produced
  • This will cause effervesence
  • To make sure this is carbon dioxide, bubble the gas produced through limewater
  • If carbon dioxide is present, limewater will turn colourless to cloudy.milky
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SC25c - How do you test for sulfate ions?

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  • Add some dilute hydrochloric acid to the solution
  • Then add barium chloride If sulfate ions are present, this will produce a white precipitate of (insoluble) barium sulfate
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SC25c - Why is hydrochloric acid added when testing for sulfate ions?

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To remove any carbonate ions and therefore eliminate the chance of a false positive result

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SC25c - How do you test for halide ions?

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  • Add some dilute nitric acid to your sample
  • Add some silver nitrate solution
  • Observe the colour of the precipitate formed and compare to check what ion was present
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SC25c - What colour precipitate do Chloride (Cl-) ions form?

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White

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SC25c - What colour precipitate do Bromide (Br-) ions form?

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Cream

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SC25c - What colour precipitate do Iodide (I-) ions form?

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Yellow