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Ammonium Bromide

The document describes an experiment to identify the acidic and basic radicals in a salt sample. Through a series of tests, bromide ions were detected, including the formation of a yellow precipitate with silver nitrate and yellowish brown vapors with manganese dioxide and sulfuric acid. Ammonium ions were also identified, shown by the evolution of an ammonia smell upon heating with sodium hydroxide and a brown precipitate with Nessler's reagent. The salt was determined to be ammonium bromide, NH4Br.

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Ammonium Bromide

The document describes an experiment to identify the acidic and basic radicals in a salt sample. Through a series of tests, bromide ions were detected, including the formation of a yellow precipitate with silver nitrate and yellowish brown vapors with manganese dioxide and sulfuric acid. Ammonium ions were also identified, shown by the evolution of an ammonia smell upon heating with sodium hydroxide and a brown precipitate with Nessler's reagent. The salt was determined to be ammonium bromide, NH4Br.

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  • Physical Examination: Describes the initial tests to identify color, odor, and solubility characteristics of the given salt using physical and chemical reactions.
  • Analysis of Basic Radical: Details the procedural analysis for confirming the presence of basic radicals using confirmatory tests and specific reagents.
  • Results and Confirmation Tests: Summarizes findings of the acidic and basic radicals present with confirmatory tests specific to NH4Br (Ammonium Bromide).

Salt Analysis

Salt No. 6 – NH4Br [Ammonium bromide]


Aim: To identify acidic and basic radical in the given salt.
Experiment Observation Inference
I. Physical Examination
1. Colour Salt is white in colour Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+ etc. may be
Note the colour of the given salt absent.
2. Nature of the salt Salt is crystalline in nature Crystalline carbonate may
Note the nature of the given salt be present.
3. Odour Ammonical smell is observed NH4+may be present
Take a pinch of salt between
fingers and rub with a drop of
water
4. Solubility in water Salt is soluble in cold water NH4+, Na+, K+ may be
Dissolve a pinch of salt in water present.
in a test tube
5. Dry heating test Ammonical smell is observed NH4+ may be present
Heat a pinch of salt in the boiling
tube
6. Flame test No characteristic flame is Ba2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Pb2+ etc.
Prepare a paste of the salt in observed may be absent.
conc. HCl and introduce to the
flame with the help of platinum
loop
II. Analysis of Acidic Radical
1. Dilute H2SO4 test No evolution of colourless, CO32- is absent
Add dilute H2SO4 to the small odourless gas with brisk
amount of salt taken in the test effervescence.
tube.
2. Conc. H2SO4 test Gas with reddish orange Br- may be present
To the given salt in a boiling test colour is liberated
tube add conc. H2SO4 and heat
Confirmatory for Br –
1.Silver nitrate test Formation of yellow Br - is confirmed
To the salt in the test tube add precipitate which is partially
Add conc. HNO3, warm and soluble in NH4OH
allow it to cool and add AgNO3
solution

2. Manganese dioxide test


Add MnO2 solid and conc.H2SO4 Yellowish brown vapours are Br - is confirmed
to the salt in the test tube and observed.
heat.

III. Analysis of Basic Radical


1. Test for Zero Group Gas with ammonical smell is NH4+ may be present
To the salt in the boiling test tube observed
add conc. NaOH and heat
Confirmatory test for NH4+
Nessler’s Reagent test: Brown precipitate is formed NH4+ is confirmed
To the above solution add
Nessler’s Reagent

Result:
(i) The acidic radical present in the given salt is Br-
(ii) The basic radical present in the given salt is NH4+
(iii) The name of the given salt is Ammonium Bromide NH4Br
NH4Br (Ammonium Bromide)
Test for NH4+
NH4Br + NaOH ⃗
Δ NaBr + NH3↑ + H2O

Dil. HCl Test:

NH3 + HCl → NH4Cl


White fumes

Nesslers Reagent Test

2K2[HgI4] + NH3 + 3KOH H2N.HgO.HgI ↓ + 7KI + 2H2O


Nessler’s Reagent
(Brown ppt)
-
Test for Br
Confirmatory test :

1. Silver nitrate test

NH4Br + AgNO3 → NH4NO3 + AgBr ↓


(Pale yellow ppt)

2. MnO2 test

2NH4Br + MnO2 + 3H2SO4 → 2NH4HSO4 + MnSO4 + 2H2O + Br2

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