Qualitative Inorganic Salt Analysis
I. Preliminary Test
I.1. Physical Examination
Colour &Texture:
Odour:
Deliquescence:
Solubility:
I.2 Dry Test – Tube Heating
| Experiment | Observation | Inference |
| May be present or absent or inconclusive (don’t write confirmed) |
I.3 Flame Test
| Experiment | Observation | Inference |
| May be present or absent or inconclusive (don’t write confirmed) |
I.4 Conc. H₂SO₄ Test
| Experiment | Observation | Inference |
| May be present or absent or inconclusive (don’t write confirmed) |
II. Wet Test
II. 1 Wet Test for Basic radical
i) Group Analysis
| Experiment | Observation | Inference |
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[ Note: If you obtained the given group cation early then no need to write further group analysis. Suppose you have given Gr-II cation then you have to write group analysis up to Gr-II, no need to write Gr-III, IV, V group analysis.]
ii) Confirmation Test for Basic Radical (Cation formula)
| Experiment | Observation | Inference |
| — ion present and confirmed. |
Chemical Equation:
II.2 Wet Test for Acid radical (Confirmatory Test of —– ion)
| Experiment | Observation | Inference |
| — ion present and confirmed. |
Chemical Equation:
III. Result: The given inorganic salt contains-
Basic Radical:
Acid Radical: