unknown Analysls 3A/38

oss|b|e Ions
CaLlons na k nP Ca Mg(PC), Al(PC),
Anlons Cl CP SC PSC nC CC PCC
osslble lnsoluble compounds Ca(CP) CaSC2PC CaCC MgCC Mg(CP)
8efore beg|nn|ng
Clean all glassware cruclble spaLula eLc before each use
repare Lhe neuLral waLer
O Add a counLed number of drops of delonlzed waLer Lo a clean vlal
O Add 12 drops of P8L8 color should be yellow due Lo sllghL acldlLy
O Add a counLed number of drops of Lap waLer unLll color changes Lo green lndlcaLlng pP
70
CeL some llLmus paper maLches pP paper lndlcaLors and reagenLs for use ln unknown analysls
O M PAc
O Sodlum cobalLlnlLrlLe reagenL nACC(nC),
O ed llLmus paper
O MaLches
O 002 M 8a(nC)
O 18M PSC
O Slngle crysLal of le(CP),(nP)(SC)
CeL unknown card from sLock room and flll ln necessary lnformaLlon
8rlng card Lo sLock room and geL 2 unknown samples
SLarL analysls rlghL away 1lme llmlL ls 2 hours
O 1he one w|th |ab|e |s SA samp|e
eLurn card Lo sLockroom when you flnlsh lL
NC1LS
SA (sample wlLh numerlcal lable) ls a pure sa|t whlch means lL only conLalns two (one caLlon and one
anlon) or three (a|ums le Lwo caLlons and SC) lons (noLe foran a|um one of Lhe Lwo caLlons must
be Al(PC), Lhe oLher caLlon must be elLher k or nP)

1 Descr|be Samp|e hase color odor crysLal shape of crysLalllne eLc
2 1est on or|g|na| samp|e
|) I|ame test (on so||d)
8rlghL orange na (k nP Ca Mg(PC), Al(PC),)
ed Ca (no na maybe oLhers)
LlghL purple k (no na no Ca maybe oLhers)
no color nP Mg(PC), Al(PC), (no na no k no Ca)
noLe lL ls dlfflculL Lo dlsLlngulsh Lhe color for na and Ca lons uslng solld samples lf you are noL sure
whaL color your samples have you can use Lhe orlglnal soluLlon you make or Lhe sample LreaLed wlLh
1M PCl Lo double check lL
||a) Nn 1est 1
lace a small sample of ookoowo sollJ ln a small cruclble/vlal
PeaL cruclble lf conLlnuous and rapld sLream of smoke are dlscharged nP ls presenL
O f green or yellow fume could be due Lo molsLure
||b) Nn 1est 2
lace a small porLlon of Lhe orlglnal sample ln a LesL Lube or a spoL plaLe/vlal
Add a few drops of M naCP soluLlon and suspend a red llLmus paper (rlnsed wlLh delonlzed waLer)
over Lhe soluLlon
f red llLmus paper Lurns blue nP lon ls presenL lf noL Lhen absenL
|||) k 1est
lf nP ls presenL Lake a small sample of orlglnal ookoowo sollJ and place lL ln cruclble
PeaL cruclble unLll llLLle Lo no fumes arlse
Allow cruclble Lo cool down
ulssoolve cruclble sollds wlLh 12 mL of uJ
Add 1013 drops of soluLlon Lo a spoL plaLe or vlal
Add 12 drops of M PAc (aceLlc acld)
Add 2 drops of sodlum cobalLlnlLraLe reagenL f yellow preclplLaLe forms k presenL
lf nP ls noL presenL Lhen do cobalLlnlLraLe LesL
|v) CC] nCC 1est
lace small amounL of orlglnal sample ln a spoL plaLe
1reaL wlLh a few drops of M PCl
O f odorless bubbles come ouL Lhan CC or nCC present
O pP LesL Lo dlsLlngulsh whlch CC (12) and PCC (89)
,ake sure to d||ute a part of the unknown w|th neutra| water
pn 1est
ulssolve a small porLlon of unknown sample lnLo neuLral waLer
uslng pP lndlcaLors or llLmus pP paper LesL Lhe pP of each unknown soluLlon
2 nSC (SC?) (no CC PCC CP)
333 A|(nC), (no CC PCC CP)
3 Nn ,g(nC),
7 C| NC k Na Ca
8 SC
839 nCC (no PSC Al(PC), CP)
12 CC (no PSC Al(PC), nP)
13 Cn (no PCC PSC Al(PC), nP)
Notes f your sample has an lnsoluble compound you [usL use Lhe saLuraLed supernaLanL llquld (excess
llquld lefL over afLer lnsolublllLy) Lo LesL for pP
pP for lnsoluble compounds Ca(CP) 12
CaSC2PC 70
CaCC 100
MgCC 93
Mg(CP)(CP) 103
,AkL SCLU1ICN
ulssolve Z of sample wlLh1013 ml of uJ ln vlal
Ior SA lf sample ls soluble Lhen use Lhe soluLlon Lo make caLlon and anlon LesL (6) f lnsoluble Lhen
[usL LesL Lhe lnsoluble compound (S) and dlscard Lhe supernaLanL llquld
Ior S8 lf sample ls soluble Lhen use Lhe soluLlon Lo make caLlon and anlon LesL (6) f lL ls lnsoluble
flrsL you have Lo separaLe lL uslng cenLrlfuge Lhen use Lhe supernaLanL llquld Lo LesL caLlon and anlon
(6) and also LesL Lhe lnsoluble compound (S)

(3) nSCLu8LL CCMCunu 1LS1 LreaL wlLh M PCl






() 1LS1 Cn SCLu1Cn (or supernaLanL llquld)

Lxcess M nP
SupernaLanL llquld ppL

Lxcess 03M naCC
Lxcess 2M naCP
ppL supernaLanL llquld ppL supernaLanL llquld
Ca(CP)
CaSC2PC
CaCC
MgCC
Mg(CP)
ulssolved
ulssolved
8ubbles
noLhlng
Ca(CP)
Mg(CP)
CaCC
MgCC
CaSC2PC
llame
1esL
llame
1esL
ed/ed
orange
no color
ed/ed
orange
no color
na k nP Ca Mg(PC), Al(PC),
na k nP Ca Mg(PC),
Al(PC),
CCaCC(S)
na k nP
Mg(PC)(CP)(S)