There are 2 types of tests that can be used: flame tests and precipitation tests. ... Ionic compounds to test. Sodium chloride, calcium chloride, lithium chloride, potassium chloride, copper(II) ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Cations can be identified with flame tests or precipitate tests using sodium hydroxide and ammonia solutions. Anions ...

IntroductionSalt slurries in petri dishes with methanol are ignited and characteristic colors for various metals are observed. Colors of emission spectra are due to loosely-bound valence electrons ...

The Nordic Committee on Food Analysis (NMKL) has identified flame atomic absorption spectrometry after microwave digestion as a viable means of determining sodium content in foodstuffs. A project ...

I could just tell them that lithium goes red, sodium goes orange and potassium goes lilac. But, I want them to work it out for themselves, and that’s what science is about – investigate to ...