Question 12 Marks
How will you distinguish between the following by flame test?
(a) Sodium sulphate and zinc sulphate.
(b) Potassium carbonate and calcium carbonate.
(a) Sodium sulphate and zinc sulphate.
(b) Potassium carbonate and calcium carbonate.
Answer
View full question & answer→(a) Use flame test to identify them zinc burns with blue-green to pale green color so zinc chloride burns with blue-green color
(b) Potassium carbonate gives lilac colour while Sodium chloride obtained yellow flame,
(b) Potassium carbonate gives lilac colour while Sodium chloride obtained yellow flame,