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Strontium Chloride Salt Analysis

The document describes experiments performed to identify an unknown salt. The salt was found to be odorless and white in color. Tests showed the salt contained chloride ions and gave a crimson red flame when subjected to a flame test. Further analysis found the salt produced a white precipitate with ammonium sulfate and barium was ruled out. It was concluded that the unknown salt was strontium chloride.

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Strontium Chloride Salt Analysis

The document describes experiments performed to identify an unknown salt. The salt was found to be odorless and white in color. Tests showed the salt contained chloride ions and gave a crimson red flame when subjected to a flame test. Further analysis found the salt produced a white precipitate with ammonium sulfate and barium was ruled out. It was concluded that the unknown salt was strontium chloride.

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AIM: To identify the given salt for acidic and basic radical .

Experiment Observations Inference


Colour: White salt Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Ni2+,
Noted the colour of Mn2+, Co2+ absent.
salt.
Smell: Odourless NH4+, CH3COO− and
Noted the smell. S2- absent.
Dil. H2SO4 Test: No gas evolved CO32- , SO32- , S2- ,
To a pinch of salt, add NO2– absent.
few drops of dilute
H2SO4

Conc. H2SO4 Test: White, pungent-smelling Cl –


To a pinch of salt, add fumes that intensify when may be present
few drops of Conc. a glass rod dipped in
H2SO4 and heat. ammonium hydroxide is
brought to the mouth of
the test tube
Confirmatory Tests:
(i)AgNO3 Solution white precipitate which is
Test: soluble in ammonium
Add silver nitrate hydroxide (NH4OH) Cl– Confirmed
solution to the water
extract

(ii)Chromyl chloride Cl– Confirmed


solution test:
Mix a Pinch of Salt
with an equal amount
of solid potassium red fumes of chromyl
dichromate in a test chloride (CrO2Cl2) evolved
tube along with
concentrated sulphuric
acid and heat for some
time .
Pass the gas through a
sodium hydroxide
solution a yellow solution is
obtained (Na2CrO4)
add a few drops acetic
acid and lead acetate yellow ppt. of lead
solution . chromate (PbCrO3)
formed.
Basic Radical
Test for group I No ppt. formed Pb2+ absent.
To the original
solution, add few
drops dil HCl

Test for group II No ppt. formed Cu2+ and As3+ absent.


To the original
solution, Add a few
drops of dilute HCl
and pass H2S gas .

No ppt. formed. Al3+ , Fe3+ absent


Test for group III
To the original
solution, Add a pinch
of solid ammonium
chloride (NH4Cl )
and excess of
ammonium
hydroxide (NH4OH)

Test for group IV No ppt Zn2+ , Ni2+, Co2+,


Add solid NH4Cl and Mn2+
excess NH4OH to the Absent
original solution. Now
pass H2S gas through
it.
Test for group V White ppt formed Ba2+, Sr2+ or Ca2+
Add solid NH4Cl and may be present
excess NH4OH to the
original solution. Now
add excess of
ammonium carbonate
solution (NH4)2CO3
Dissolve ppt. in dil.
Clear solution
acetic acid .and heat
Test of Ba2+ :
Potassium chromate No ppt formed Ba2+ absent
solution Test-
To clear solution, add
few drops
potassium chromate
solution

Test for Sr2+ White ppt. Sr2+


(i)Ammonium Confirmed.
Sulphate solution
test-
To clear solution add
few drops ammonium
sulphate solution

(ii) Flame Test Crimson red flame Sr2+


Make a paste of salt Confirmed.
with conc. HCl and
perform flame test

Result:
The given salt is Strontium Chloride (SrCl2)

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