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Instrumental analysis

Last updated 12 months ago
6 questions
1

Information from ion chromatography shows:

the presence of _____________ ions.
the relative abundances of ion from ______________ (least) to _____________ (most)

Test tube tests and results

Adding acid shows carbonate ions by ____________ and the gas turns lime water ___________ )
Adding silver nitrate shows chloride ions by __________ precipitate of ____________________
Adding barium nitrate shows sulfate ions by white precipitate of ___________________
Other Answer Choices:
carbonate
fluoride
chloride
fizzing
silver chloride
barium sulfate
cloudy
white
1

match the positions of lines (wavelengths) on the line ____________ spectrum to the known ______________ of lines for individual ions given in the reference book
Other Answer Choices:
samples
positions
1

What conclusions can you make about which elements the mineral does and does not contain? Give your reasons

  • sodium
  • rubidium
  • unidentified ion
  • potassium
  • lithium
  • Does contain / spectra match for
  • Does not contain / spectra do not match for
1
explain why neither the flame test nor the emission spectra data can be used to identify all of the elements in the mineral.
Unknown elements

Flame test: other elements ‘___________ ’ by strong colour
Spectrum: Some __________ lines indicate unknown element
Need spectra of other ____________ elements to identify
Other Answer Choices:
extra
masked
unknown
1

Which two elements would be hard to differentiate using flame tests alone?

1

Why can magnesium not be identified with a flame test