Barium Chloride

3.
BARIUM CHLORIDE
Preliminary Test
S.N EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE
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1. Colour: The colour of salt is White May be due to
noted absence of Cu2+, Fe2+,
Ni2+, Co2+
2. Smell: Take a pinch of salt No characteristic Absence of NH4+, ion
between your fingers and rub it smell or CH3COO- ion.
with drop of water
3. Action of Heat : Take a small Colourless May be presence of
amount of salt in dry test tube pungent smelling Cl - ion
and strongly heat gas evolves.
4. Flame Test: Take a small Apple green May be Ba2+ ion.
amount of salt in watch glass flame is observed
and add conc. HCl to make a
paste that is exposed through a
glass rod in non luminous
flame
5. ASH Test: Take a salt in test No characteristic Absence of Zn2+ ,
tube add one or two drops of Ash is observed Mg2+, Al3+ ions.
HNO3 and then Cobalt nitrate
solution. Filter paper dipped in it
and burnt.
6. Action of NaOH : Take a salt in No characteristic Absence of NH4+ salt.

a test tube add NaOH solution gas evolves.
and heat.
Identification of Acid Radical
7. Action of dilute H2SO4 : No characteristic reaction. Absence of

Take a little amount of salt in a CO32-,
test tube add dilute H2SO4. CH3COO-
ions.
8. Action of conc. H2SO4: Colourless pungent smelling Chloride
Take a little amount of salt in a gas evolved which gives dense ion (Cl - )
test tube add conc. H2SO4. white fumesof NH4Cl when a May be
glass rod dipped in present.
aq.ammonia solution and
exposed to the mouth of the
test tube
i) Manganase di oxide test: Greenish yellow vapours with Presence of
Mix a pinch of salt with a pungent odour is evolves. Cl- ion.
pinch of MnO2 and add 3 to 4
drops of conc. H2SO4 and heat
the mixture.
ii) Action of conc H2SO4 with No Reddish brown vapours are Absence of
Copper tunings: Take a small evolved. nitrate ion.
amount of salt add copper
tunings , conc. H2SO4 and heat
strongly.
9. Action of BaCl2 test : Add White precipitate is not Absence of
BaCl2 solution to salt solution. formed. CO32-,SO42-
ions.
10. Ammonium molybdate test: Canary yellow precipitate is Absence of
To the salt solution add conc. not formed PO43- ion
H2SO4 and Ammonium
molybdate
Confirmation test for the Acid radical

Preparation of water extract (W.E) : Water extract is prepared by dissolving 1-2
gram of given salt in 10 – 15 ml distilled water in a boiling test tube, this solution is
called Water Extract(W.E).
Confirmation Test for Chloride ion (Cl- )
S.NO EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE
1. Manganase - di - oxide test: Greenish yellow Presence of Cl-
Mix a pinch of salt with a pinch vapours with ion.
of MnO2 and add 3 to 4 drops of pungent odour is
conc. H2SO4 and heat the evolves.
mixture.
2. Silver Nitrate Test: Salt solution White curdy ppt. is Cl- ion is
is mixed with dilute HNO3 and formed . It is confirmed.
silver nitrate solution. soluble in
ammonium
hydroxide solution
Identification of Group cation (Basic Radical)
Preparation of original solution: Take a small amount of salt in a clean boiling
tube and add a few ml of water and shake it, till the salt is dissolved and is taken as
Original solution(O.S).
GROUP SEPARATION
S.NO GROUP EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

1. I Add dilute HCl to the No White Absence of I -group
original solution precipitate is (Pb2+)
formed
2. II O.S + dilute HCl + No Black ppt. is Absence of II -group
H2S formed ion(Cu2+)
3. III O.S is saturated with No Absence of III -
solid NH4Cl and then characteristic group ion (Al3+ ,
add excess NH4OH. ppt. is formed. Fe2+)
4. IV O.S + NH4Cl + No Absence of IV –
NH4OH + H2S characteristic group ions(Co2+ ,
ppt. is formed. Ni2+ )
5. V O.S + NH4Cl + White ppt. Presence of V –
NH4OH + (NH4)2CO3 is formed group ions(Ba2+,
Ca2+ , Sr2+)
Confirmation test for Ba2+ (V group)
S.NO EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE
1. Add potassium di chromate Yellow ppt. is Ba2+ ion is confirmed
solution to the O.S formed
2. Flame Test: Take a small Apple green Ba2+ ion is confirmed
amount of salt in watch glass flame is observed
and add conc. HCl to make a
paste that is exposed through
a glass rod in non -luminous
flame.
RESULT: The given simple salt contains

1. Anion : Chloride ion (Cl- )
2. Cation : Barium ion (Ba2+)
3. Salt : Barium Chloride [ BaCl2 ]

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6. Action of NaOH : Take a salt in No characteristic Absence of NH4+ salt.

Identification of Acid Radical

7. Action of dilute H2SO4 : No characteristic reaction. Absence of

Confirmation test for the Acid radical

S.NO GROUP EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

RESULT: The given simple salt contains

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