S.A 6 Magnesium sulphate

Common salt Procedure – Magnesium Sulphate
S.
EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE
No
Preliminary Test
a) Colour: Colourless Absence of Copper and

Colour of the salt noted Iron Ni 2+, Co2+, Mn2+ salts
1.
b) Appearance: Crystalline
Appearance of the salt Noted
May be Sulphate, Nitrate,
Chloride
May be Sulphate, Nitrate,
Solubility : Soluble Chloride
2.
A little of the salt is shaken well or Ammonium Carbonate
with water.
Action of Heat: Absence of Carbonate,

3. A small amount of the salt is No Characteristic Change Nitrate, Ammonium and
taken in a dry test tube and Zinc
heated gently.
Flame Test:
A small amount of the salt is
made in to a paste with a few No Characteristic flame Absence of Calcium and
4.
drops of Conc. HCl in a watch Barium
glass introduced into the non-
luminous part of the Bunsen
flame.
Test for Acid Radicals
Action of dil. HCl: No Characteristic gas Absence of Carbonate and

5.
To a small amount of salt dil. evolved Sulphide
HCl is added.
Copper turning Test:
To a small amount of salt heated No Reddish brown gas Absence of Nitrate
6.
with copper turnings and Conc. evolved
H2SO4.
7. No greenish yellow gas Absence of chloride
Action of Conc H2SO4 &MnO2: is obtained
To a small amount of salt is
heated gently with pinch of
MnO2 & Conc. H2SO4.
Chromyl Chloride Test:

To a small amount of the salt, No red orange vapours Absence of Chloride
8. pinch of solid K2Cr2O7 added and evolved
heated with few drops of Conc.
H2SO4.
Preparation of Sodium Carbonate Extract

A small amount of salt is mixed with twice the amount of solid Na2CO3in a beaker. 20 ml of
distilled water is added and the solution is boiled for 10 min, cooled and then filtered. The filtrate is
called “Sodium Carbonate Extract”.
Silver Nitrate Test:

To a few drops of the extract Absence of Chloride and
1.
dil. HNO3 is added until No Characteristic Sulphide
effervescence stops and 2 ml of precipitate is obtained
AgNO3 is added.
Lead Acetate Test: A white precipitate Presence of Sulphate

To a few drops of the extract soluble in ammonium
2.
dil. CH3COOH is added until acetate and NaOH
effervescence stops and 2 ml of mixture
Pb (CH3COO) 2 is added.
Barium Chloride Test:

To a few drops of the extract A white precipitate Sulphate Confirmed
3. dil. HCl is added until insoluble in Conc. HCl
effervescence stops and 2 ml of
BaCl2 is added.
Brown Ring Test:

To a few drops of the extract
dil. H2SO4 is added until
effervescence stops the solution
4. is treated with freshly prepared No Brown ring is formed Absence of Nitrate
FeSO4 solution and then Conc.
H2SO4 is added in drops along the
inner side of the test tube.
IDENTIFICATION OF BASIC RADICALS
Preparation of Original Solution:
The original Solution is prepared by dissolving a small amount of the salt in 10 to 15 ml of

distilled water or in dil. HNO3
ZERO GROUP
To 1 ml of the original solution No reddish brown Absence of Ammonium

1. a few drops of Nessler’s reagent precipitate is obtained
and excess of NaOH solution are
added
GROUP SEPARATION
To a few drops of the original No White precipitate Aesence of Group I

1.
solution , 2 ml of HCl is added
To a few drops of the original
2. solution , 2 ml of HCl is added No black precipitate Absence of Group II
and H2S gas is passed
To a few drops of the
3. original solution , 1 ml of NH4Cl No Gelatinous White Absence of Group III
and 2 ml of NH4OH is added precipitate is obtained
To a few drops of the original
solution , 1 ml of NH4Cl and 2 ml No Dirty white Absence of Group IV
4.
of NH4OH is added and then H2S precipitate is obtained
gas is passed
To a few drops of the
original solution , 1 ml of NH4Cl No White precipitate is Absence of Group V
5.
and 2 ml of NH4OH 2 ml of obtained
Saturated (NH4)2CO3 is added
To a few drops of the White precipitate is
original solution , 1 ml of NH4Cl obtained Presence of Group VI
6. and 2 ml of NH4OH 2ml of di -
sodium hydrogen phosphate
solution is added
CONFIRMATORY TESTS FOR BASIC RADICALS
Magnesium (Group VI):

To a few drops of the original Blue precipitate is Magnesium is Confirmed
1.
solution 2 or 3 ml of “Magneson” obtained
reagent is added
Result:
The Simple salt containing Acid Radical is: *********
Basic Radical is: ********

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Common salt Procedure – Magnesium Sulphate

a) Colour: Colourless Absence of Copper and

Action of Heat: Absence of Carbonate,

Test for Acid Radicals

Action of dil. HCl: No Characteristic gas Absence of Carbonate and

Chromyl Chloride Test:

Preparation of Sodium Carbonate Extract

Silver Nitrate Test:

Lead Acetate Test: A white precipitate Presence of Sulphate

Barium Chloride Test:

Brown Ring Test:

The original Solution is prepared by dissolving a small amount of the salt in 10 to 15 ml of

To 1 ml of the original solution No reddish brown Absence of Ammonium

To a few drops of the original No White precipitate Aesence of Group I

CONFIRMATORY TESTS FOR BASIC RADICALS

Magnesium (Group VI):

Basic Radical is: ********

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