Practical 32 Testing for positive ions

Practical 32 Testing for positive ions IGCSE :                 HazCard :            GAS ON

for each student/pair

• Several test tubes and rack

• Bottle of 0.4 M of sodium Hydroxide (aq)

• Distilled water

• test tubes bung

• Bunsen and mat

• Spatula

• Marker pens

General class :

The following solids in screw cap bottled labelled with letter show. 

Each bottle should be on a mat and have a 

• spatula

• X A = Lithium bromide X (No stock)

• B = Potassium iodide

• C = Copper (II) sulphate

• D = Sodium Chloride

• E = Calcium sulphate

• F = Iron (III) sulphate

• G = Iron (II) sulphate

• H = Magnesium sulphate

• I = Aluminium sulphate

• J = Copper (II) chloride

• K = Calcium nitrate

• Damp splints