Lingrui Ge
Lab report
October 18, 2015
Experiment #5
Separation and Qualitative Analysis of Cations
CHEM 1315-088
Purpose of the experiment:
To identify the substances that are present in a mixture.
Materials:
Test Solutions and Substances
6 M hydrochloric acid, HCl
Sodium bismuthate, NaBiO3 (s)
6 M nitric acid, HNO3
0.1 M potassium thiocyanate, KSCN
6 M ammonia/ammonium hydroxide, NH3
3% hydrogen peroxide, H2O2
6 M sulfuric acid, H2SO4
Sodium bismuthate, NaBiO3 (s)
6 M sodium hydroxide, NaOH
Cation Solutions
0.2 M silver nitrate, AgNO3
0.5 M lead (II) nitrate, Pb(NO3)2
0.2 M mercury (I) nitrate, Hg2(NO3)2
0.2 M iron (III) nitrate, Fe(NO3)3
0.2 M copper (II) nitrate, Cu(NO3)2
0.2 M manganese (II) nitrate, Mn(NO3)2
Equipment…