WORKSHEET Name:

Ion identification
1 The table shows three ways of collecting gases in the laboratory.
(a) For each method:
(i)
give the essential property the gas must have to allow collection in this way
(ii) name a gas that could be collected in this way.

Collection method

gas jar
gas jar

gas jar
water
water
trough

(i) 
Essential
property

(ii) Example
[2]
(b) In this box, draw and label one piece of
apparatus that could be used to collect
all three gases you named.

[1]
2 (a) What are anions? [1]
(b) Complete this table, giving formulae and details of the tests for anions.

Ion Formula Test Observation

chloride white precipitate forms

iodide yellow precipitate forms

sulfate white precipitate forms

nitrate ammonia gas released

carbonate fizzing, and the gas that is

released turns limewater
milky

[3]

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