Question

Experiment 16 involves determining the identity of 6 unknown household products.

Available tests:

1: Solubility in water
2: pH
3: AgNO3 (aq)
4: PbNO3 (aq)
5: BaCl2 (aq)
6: 1M HCl (aq)
7: 1M NaOH (aq)
8: Iodine
9: Acetic acid (aq)
10: Flame test

Complete the required portions of the table in blue, and any number of additional experiments in yellow, by selecting the corresponding active ingredient for the following household products from set C and match the corresponding result for each selected test.

Before coming to lab: Download and print table. Fill in with the experiments you will be performing and expected results for that test.

Click here to download your Set C Household Product Sheet

Some references include your lab manual, solubility rules from table 9.1, Merck Index or CRC Handbook (available in the Resource Centre).

My compounds

1)Salt

2)Corn sugar

3)Baking Soda

4)Aspirin

5)Epsom Salt

6)Salt Petre

I need help with the pH, iodine and flame test for corn sugar, asprin, and Epsom salt

pH Test (answer can be 3-6, 7, 8-11, or <11)

1)Salt: 7

2)Corn sugar:?

3)Baking Soda:8-11

4)Aspirin:?

5)Epsom Salt:?

6)Salt Petre :7

Iodine test (answers can be brown solution, clear solution, blue-black solution)

1)Salt: Brown solution

2)Corn sugar: ?

3)Baking Soda: Clear

4)Aspirin : ?

5)Epsom Salt : ?

6)Salt Petre: Brown

Flame test ( answers can be orange/yellow flame, no color, purple flame, white flame, green flame)

1)Salt : orange/yellow flame

2)Corn sugar: ?

3)Baking Soda: orange/yellow flame

4)Aspirin: ?

5)Epsom Salt : ?

6)Salt Petre: Purple flame

Answer 1