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by @openstemUpdated Chemistry
Unknown sampleWhat do you suspect it contains?Flame test: dip a clean wire loop in the sample, hold in a blue flameAcidify with dilute nitric acid, then add silver nitrate solutionBubble the gas through limewater — see the CO2 testTest the gas with a glowing splint — see the O2 testFlame colour?Lithium or strontium ion presentSodium ion presentPotassium ion presentCopper ion presentPrecipitate colour?Chloride ion presentBromide ion presentIodide ion presentA metal ionA halide ion, e.g. chlorideCarbon dioxide gasOxygen gasRedOrange-yellowLilacBlue-greenWhiteCreamYellow

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