Chapter 27 Experiment 27.1 Identifying Salt
Salt : in Beakers
Sodium Chloride (Cl-) X2 (make it up to 5 Test tubes)
Sodium Bromide (Br-) X1
Potassium Iodine (I-) X 1
Sodium Sulfate(VI) (SO4 ²-) X 1
Solution : in bottle dropper
1 X Silver Nitrate Solution
1 X Barium Chloride Solution
1 X Dilute Nitric Acid
Equipment per Set :
5 X Beakers (for the Salts)
5 X Test tubes labeled A,B,C,D,E (make 2 with the Sodium Chloride or other)
1 X Test Tubes Rack
5 X Spatulas
Experiment 27.2 Testing for Nitrate ions (use Magnesium Nitrate Cupboard 3)
Nitrate :
Magnesium Nitrate (HEAT)
Chemical/ Equipment :
1 X Sodium Hydroxide solution 1 m
1 X Aluminum powder (Cupboard 2)
1 book of Red litmus paper
Test tubes
Bunsen HPM test tube holder
Experiment 27.3 Testing for Sulfite(IV) ions
Sulfite :
1 X Sodium Sulfite
Chemical/Equipment :
1 X Hydrochloric acid 1 m
1 X Pink Acidified potassium manganate (IV) solution (0.15g of Potassium manganate in 200ml of 0.5m Sulfuric acid ) formula in Exam cupboard
test tubes and delivery tubes
Experiment 27.4 Testing for Carbonate ions
Carbonate : in Beakers
1 X Zinc carbonate
Chemical/Equipment :
1 X Hydrochloric acid 1 m
1 X Limewater
Test tubes and delivery tubes