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Salt Analysis - Lead Acetate

The document describes a series of tests performed on an unknown salt to identify its acid and basic radicals. Physical examination and dry heating tests indicated the potential presence of acetate. Subsequent tests like the charcoal cavity test, flame test, and confirmatory acetate test confirmed lead (Pb2+) and acetate (CH3COO-) as the basic and acid radicals, respectively, in the unknown salt. Through a process of elimination using observations from 10 different chemical tests, the salt was identified as lead acetate.

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Salt Analysis - Lead Acetate

The document describes a series of tests performed on an unknown salt to identify its acid and basic radicals. Physical examination and dry heating tests indicated the potential presence of acetate. Subsequent tests like the charcoal cavity test, flame test, and confirmatory acetate test confirmed lead (Pb2+) and acetate (CH3COO-) as the basic and acid radicals, respectively, in the unknown salt. Through a process of elimination using observations from 10 different chemical tests, the salt was identified as lead acetate.

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To detect the basic and acid radical present in a given unknown salt:

Experiment Observation Inference


1. Physical Examination:
a) Noted the colour of White Cu2+, Ni2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn2+, Co2+ may
the given salt be absent
b) Noted the smell of Have a vinegar like odour CH3COO- may be present
the salt
2. Dry heating test:
Heated a pinch of the salt in
a dry test tube and noted
the following:
a) Gas evolved Colourless gas evolved having smell CH3COO- may be present
like vinegar
b) Sublimation No sublimate formed Ammonium halides, aluminium
chloride, iodide may be absent

c) Decrepitation No crackling sound observed Lead nitrate, barium nitrate may be


absent

d) Colour of the residue Brown when hot and yellow when Pb2+ may be present
cold

3. Charcoal cavity test:


Mixed a small amount of the A residue left in the cavity which is Pb2+ may be present
salt with double the quantity of brown when hot and yellow when
Na2CO3 and heated the mixture cold
on a charcoal cavity in the
reducing flame

4. Cobalt nitrate test:


Didn’t perform this test because
the residue left on the cavity
was coloured

5. Flame test:
Prepared a paste of the salt Dull bluish- white flame Pb2+ may be present
with conc. HCl and performed
the flame test with a platinum
wire

6. Borax bead test:


Didn’t perform this test because
the salt was white
7. KMnO4 test:
To a small amount of the salt, Pink colour is not discharged Cl-, Br-, I-, C2O42-, Fe2+, As3+ may be
added dilute H2SO4 and a drop absent
of KMnO4 solution

8. Dil. Sulphuric acid test:


Treated a pinch of the salt with No gas evolved CO32-. S2-, SO32-, NO2- may be absent
dil. H2SO4

9. Conc. Sulphuric acid test:


To a small quantity of salt in a Colourless vapours come out, CH3COO- present
test tube, added a few drops of having vinegar smell turns blue
conc. H2SO4 and heated litmus red
10. Confirmatory test for
acetate:
Take a small quantity of the salt Pleasant fruity smell come out CH3COO- confirmed
in a test tube. Add conc. H2SO4
(2ml) and heat. Now add ethyl
alcohol (1ml) shake. Pour the
contents of the test tube in a
beaker full of water
11. Conc. NaOH test:
Heated a pinch of the salt with No gas with ammoniacal smell NH4+ absent
conc. NaOH solution evolved

12. Preparation of the original


salt solution (O.S):
A little amount of the salt was
dissolved in water (O.S). With this
solution the following tests were
performed.
13. Test for Gr.- I:
To a part of O.S, added 1-2 ml of dil. White ppt. formed Gr- I cation present.
HCl

14. Confirmatory test for Pb2+:


Dissolve the ppt. in boiling water.
Divide the solution in two parts.
i) To one part of the Yellow ppt. formed Pb2+ confirmed
above solution, add a
few drops of potassium
iodide solution.
ii) To another part of the Yellow ppt. formed Pb2+ confirmed
solution, adda few
drops of potassium
chromate solution.

Result: The given salt contains

Acid radical: acetate (CH3COO-)

Basic radical: Lead (Pb2+)

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