12 Salt Analysis - 5 Ammonium Carbonate

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EXPERIMENT NO: 12

SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF SIMPLE SALT -V


AIM
To identify the anion and cation present in the given salt.
MATERIALS REQUIRED:
Test tubes, test tube holder, spatula, glass rod, watch glass.
PROCEDURE

PRELIMINARY TEST

S. No Experiment Observation Inference

1. Cu2+, Fe3+, Co2+, Ni2+, Mn2+


Colour Colourless
1 may be absent.

2. Presence of ammonium ions


Odour Pungent odour
2

Flame test:
The substance is made into
3.
a paste with conc. HCl in a No characteristic flame. Absence of Ca2+
3
watch glass and a little of
this shown in the flame.
Ash test:
To a little of the salt add
few drops of conc. HNO3
4.
and Cobalt nitrate No characteristic ash Absence of Mg2+ Al3+, Zn2+.
4
solution. Then dip a filter
paper in it and burn to
ash.
SYSTEMATIC TEST FOR ANIONS

S. No Experiment Observation Inference

Add a pinch of substance to dil.


1. Brisk Effervescence. Presence of Carbonate
HCl

To the salt taken in a test tube,


2. No characteristic change. Absence of Chloride
add 2 drops of conc. H2SO4.

To the Salt taken in a test tube,


add conc. H2SO4 and heated. A
3. No characteristic change. Absence of Nitrate
paper ball is added to this and
heated again.
S. No Experiment Observation Inference

To the salt solution, Barium


4. No characteristic change. Absence of sulphate
Chloride solution is added.

Confirmatory Test for Carbonate

S. No Experiment Observation Inference

To a little of a given solution,


A white precipitate soluble Presence of Carbonate is
1 1ml of Barium chloride
in dil.HCl is formed confirmed.
solution is added.

Brisk effervescence with the


To a little of the salt solution, evolution of colourless Presence of Carbonate is
2
1 ml of dilute HCl is added. odourless gas, which turns confirmed.
lime water milky.
Result:

The given salt contains carbonate as anion.

S. NoExperiment Observation Inference


Group Zero:
Clear solution without Presence of NH4+.
1. To a little of the salt sodium
precipitate
carbonate is added.

Confirmatory test for ammonium ion

S. No Experiment Observation Inference


Colorless gas with a pungent Presence of NH4+ is confirmed
1. smell is obtained which gives
Heat the salt with NaOH solution
dense fumes with a glass rod
dipped in Con.HCl

2. To a little of the salt solution, Reddish brown precipitate is Presence of NH4+ is confirmed
Nessler’s reagent is added formed

Result:
The given salt contains NH4 + cation.
Report:
The given simple salt is Ammonium carbonate
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