Calcium Acetate-1
Calcium Acetate-1
Calcium Acetate-1
AIM: IDENTIFICATION OF ACID AND BASIC RADICALS PRESENT IN THE GIVEN SAMPLE.
(A) PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Colour-White, Odour: odourless
State: Amorphous, Solubility: soluble in water
(B) DRY TESTS FOR ACID RADICAL :-
S.No Experiment Observation Inference
I Dilute sulphuric acid test – To a pinch of salt No brisk effervescence CO32- absent
taken in a dry test tube, 1-2 ml of dil. H2SO4 No gas with smell of SO32- absent
was added. burning sulphur
No gas with rotten egg S 2- absent
smell
No reddish brown gas NO2- absent
Ii Oxalic acid test- To a pinch of the salt taken on Smell of vinegar CH3COO-
a watch glass, oxalic acid crystals and few appears. indicated.
drops of water were added to make a paste.
(i) Preparation of original solution- A little amount of salt was taken in a clean dry test tube to which 5
ml distilled water was added. The test tube was shaken till the salt dissolved and a clear solution was
obtained. This solution is labelled as original solution (o.s)
(i) NaOH bead test-To a pinch of salt taken in a dry No gas with NH 4 + absent
test tube, 1or2 pellets of NaOH was added and ammoniacal smell
heated evolve.
(ii) Flame test-A paste of salt with conc HCl was Brick red colouration Ca2+ indicated
placed on the loop of a clean platinum wire and observed
introduced to the non-luminous flame.
RESULT :-
(I) Acid radical = Acetate, CH3COO-
(ii) Basic radical = Calcium , Ca2+
(iii) Salt = Calcium Acetate , Ca(CH3COO)2