INORGANICSALT ANALYSIS Magnesium Sulphate
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OBSERVATION INFERENCE
PRELIMINARY TEST:
l.a) Colour of the substance is noted Colourless Absence of Cu* and
Mn?+
(b) Solubility:
Take a little amount of salt and May be presence of
dissolve it in Soluble and Crystalline salt Cl, So,?, NO
distilled water
Action of Heat:
A small amount of the salt is
No characteristic change
taken in adry test tube and Absence of CO,
heated gently at first and than SNO3, NH4
strongly.
3. Flame Test:
A small amount of the salt is
made into paste with Absence of
No characteristic coloured flame Barium, calcium
concentrated hydrochloric acid and copper
in a watch glass and introduced
into the non - luminous part of
the Bunsen flame using a
charred splinter.
Ash Test:
To the little of salt taken in a Pink ash May be Magnesium
test tube mixed with cobalt
nitrate and concentrated nitric
acid, soak a filter paper and
burn it in non luminous flame.
ANALYSIS OF ANIONS - IDENTIFICATION TESTS
Action of [Link]:
A small amount of salt is treated No characteristic natural gas evolves
with dilHCI Absence of CO32
& S2
6. Action of Dil H2S04 :
A small amount of salt is No characteristic observation Absence of
rubbed with dil H:SO4 in a CH:COO
test tube
7. Concentrated H2SO4 Test:
A small amount of salt is No characteristic gas evolves Absence of chloride
treated with Conc H:SO4 in a and nitrate.
test tube
8 Copper Turning Test:
A small amount of the salt is Absence of nitrate
heated with copper turning or No reddish broWn gas
paper ball and Con H:SO4
9. Action of Barium chloride
soluiton:
To the salt solution Barium
chloride solution is added. A white precipitate is formed which Presence of SO4?
is insoluble in excess dilHCI is identified.
CONFIRMATORY TEST FORACID RADICALS (ANIONS)
SULPHATE (SO)
a) To salt solution a little lead A white precipitate is formed. Presence of Sulphate
acetate solution is added. is confirmed.
he above precipitate is separated Presence of Sulphate
b) and heated with ammonium The precipitate gets dissolved is confirmed.
acetate solution.
ANALYSIS OF CATIONS
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1. To the salt solution sodium
Precipitate is formed Absence of zero group
carbonate is added.
2. To a few drops of salt solution, No white precipitate is obtained Absence of Group I
dilute hydrochloric acid is
added.
3 To the salt solution, equal No black precipitate is obtained Absence of Group II
volume of HCl is added. H;S
gas is passed through the
solution.
4, To a few drops of salt solution, No characteristic precipitate is obtained Absence of group III
Iml of ammonium chloride
and 2ml of ammonium
hydroxide solution are added.
S. To a few drops of salt solution No Characteristic precipitate is Absence of Group IV
Iml of ammonium chloride and obtained
2mlof ammonium hydroxide
solutions are added and then
hydrogen sulphide gas is
passed.
6. No Characteristic precipitate is
To a few drops of salt solution, Absence of Group V
Iml of ammoniumchloride and obtained
2ml of ammonium hydroxide
and 2ml of saturated
ammonium carbonate are
added.
7 To a few drops of salt solution, White precipitate is obtained Presence of Group VI
2ml of ammonium chloride,
2ml of ammonium hydroxide
and 2ml of di-sodium hydrogen
phosphate solutions are added
and the sides of the test tube are
scratched with a glass rod.
CONFIRMATORY TESTS FOR BASIC RADICALS
TEST FOR GROUP VI ( Magnesium)
a) To a few drops of salt solution, Blue precipitate is obtained Presence of
2 to 3 drops of"Magneson" Magnesium is
reagent is added followed by confirmed
sodium hydroxide in drops
b) To a few drops of the original White precipitate insoluble in excess of Presence of
solution sodium hydroxide sodium hydroxide is obtained.
solution is added in drops to Magnesium is
confirmed
excess.
RESULT
Anion -Sulphate (SO4 )
o Cation - Magnesium (Mg²')
The given unknown salt is identified as Magnesium Sulphate MgSO4.
