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    The document describes experiments to identify the acid and basic radicals present in a salt sample. Tests were conducted to identify SO42- as the acid radical and Al3+ as the basic radical, leading to the identification of the salt as aluminium sulphate.

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    The document describes experiments to identify the acid and basic radicals present in a salt sample. Tests were conducted to identify SO42- as the acid radical and Al3+ as the basic radical, leading to the identification of the salt as aluminium sulphate.

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    The document describes experiments to identify the acid and basic radicals present in a salt sample. Tests were conducted to identify SO42- as the acid radical and Al3+ as the basic radical, leading to the identification of the salt as aluminium sulphate.

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    EXPERIMENT No:-5

    AIM: To Identify The Acid Radical And Basic Radical Present In The Given Salt Sample

    (A) PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:


    (i) Colour - white
    (ii) Texture-Crystalline
    (iii) Odour- Odourless

    (B) DRY TESTS FOR ACID RADICALS:-

    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 ml of dil. H2SO4 was No gas with smell of SO32- absent
    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 No smell of vinegar. CH3COO- absent
    a watch glass, oxalic acid crystals and few drops
    of water were added to make a paste.
    iii MnO2 test- To a pinch of the salt taken in a dry No greenish yellow gas Cl-absent
    test tube equal amount of MnO2 and 1 ml conc. with pungent smell.
    H2SO4 were added and heated. No reddish brown Br-absent
    pungent vapours
    No deep violet pungent I - absent
    vapours
    iv Copper turning test- To a pinch of salt taken in No dark brown fumes NO3-absent
    a dry test tube, 1 ml conc. H2SO4 was added and
    heated along with few copper turnings.

    (C) WET TEST FOR CONFIRMATION OF ACID RADICAL:-

    (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 was labelled as original solution (o.s)

    (ii) Test for SO4 2-


    Experiment Observation Inference
    (i) BaCl2 test: To a part of the os, 1ml BaCl2 Thick white Presence of
    solution was added. precipitation insoluble sulphate radical
    in mineral acids confirmed
    (ii) Lead acetate test: To the os few drops of acetic Thick white Presence of
    acid and lead acetate solution were added. precipitation insoluble sulphate radical
    in mineral acids confirmed
    CHEMICAL REACTIONS INVOLVED:-
    (i) SO42- (aq) + BaCl2 (aq)→ BaSO4(white ppt, insoluble in mineral acids) + 2Cl-
    (ii) SO42-(aq)+ Pb(CH3COO)2 (aq)→PbSO4(white ppt,insoluble in mineral acids)+2CH3COO-

    (D) DRY TESTS FOR DETECTION OF BASIC RADICALS:-

    S.No Experiment Observation Inference


    (i) NaOH bead test-To a pinch of salt taken in a No ammoniacal smell Ammonium radical
    dry test tube, 1or2 pellets of NaOH was added absent
    and heated
    (ii) Flame test-A paste of salt with conc HCl was No characteristic flame Pb2+ , Zn2+, ,Ca2+
    placed on the loop of a clean platinum wire and colouration Sr2+, Ba2+ radicals
    introduced to the non-luminous flame. were absent

    (E) GROUP ANALYSIS:

    To the original solution of the sample 1 ml of dil HCl was added.

    No H2S gas was passed through the above acidified solution.


    white
    ppt. To the aqueous solution of the sample, solid NH4Cl followed by
    No ppt. NH4OH solution was added till excess.
    Gr. 1 White ppt.
    basic Gr. 2 Gr. 3 basic radical
    basic present.
    radical
    radical
    was May be Al3+.
    was
    absent absent

    (F) CONFIRMATORY TEST FOR BASIC RADICAL:-

    EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

    Lake test: To the os, A blue ppt suspended in a Presence of aluminium


    a few drops of blue 3+
    colourless medium radical(Al ) was confirmed
    litmus solution and
    excess NH4OH
    solution was
    added dropwise

    CHEMICAL EQUATIONS INVOLVED:


    (i) Al2(SO4)3 + 6NH4OH → 3(NH4)2SO4 + 2Al(OH)3 (White ppt)

    (ii) Lake test: Al2(SO4)3 + 6NH4OH→ 3(NH4)2SO4 + 2Al(OH)3 (White ppt)


    ( blue colour of litmus got adsorbed on this ppt)

    (I) RESULT

    Acid radical : Sulphate (SO42-)


    Basic radical : Aluminium(Al3+)
    Salt :- Aluminium sulphate [ Al2(SO4)3 ]

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