INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Class : X work sheet - Chapter: Practical chemistry
Subject : Chemistry Date :_________
Distinguish between the following pairs of compounds using a common reagent mentioned.
1 Sodium sulphate – using dil. HCl Sodium sulphite
No gas released A colourless gas which turns lime
water milky and decolourises
acidified KMnO4
2 Ferrous sulphide – using dil. HCl Ferrous sulphate
A gas with rotten egg smell which turns Lead No gas observed
acetate paper to Silvery black
3 Sulphur dioxide Carbon dioxide
turns lime water milky and decolourises acidified turns lime water milky but no
KMnO4 effect on acidified KMnO4
4 Nitrogen dioxide Hydrogen sulphide
Gives violet vapours with Potassium iodide crystals No observation with Potassium
iodide crystals
5 Copper carbonate Zinc carbonate
(by heating) (by heating)
Leaves a black residue Leaves a residue which yellow hot
and white when cold.
6 Zinc sulphate Zinc chloride
Using BaCl2 solution
Gives a white precipitate which is not soluble in No precipitate
any dilute mineral acid
7 Calcium nitrate Calcium chloride
Using Silver nitrate solution
No precipitate obtained. A white precipitate which is
soluble in excess Ammonium
hydroxide(NH4OH)
8 Sodium carbonate Sodium sulphite
Using dil. HCl or H2SO4
A gas released which turns lime water milky but A gas released which turns lime
no effect on acidified KMnO4 water milky and decolourises
acidified KMnO4
9 Ferrous nitrate Lead nitrate
Using Ammonium Hydroxide
Gives a dirty green precipitate A chalky white precipitate
insoluble in excess NH4OH
10 Hydrogen chloride Hydrogen sulphide
Using Lead acetate paper
No effect on Lead acetate paper Turns lead acetate paper to Silvery
black
11 Sodium nitrate Sodium sulphite
Using dil. HCl or dil. H2SO4
No gas evolved A colourless gas which turns lime
water milky and decolourises
acidified KMnO4
12 Potassium chloride Potassium nitrate
Using Conc. Sulphuric acid
Gives a gas with pungent odour which gives dense No gas seen
white fumes with a glass rod dipped Ammonia
solution.
13 Copper sulphate Copper carbonate
Using Barium chloride solution
A white (or pale blue) precipitate which is A white (or pale blue) precipitate
insoluble in any dil. mineral acid which is soluble in any dil. mineral
acid
14 dil. Nitric acid dil. Sulphuric acid
using Lead nitrate solution
No reaction observed Gives a white precipitate insoluble
in dil. mineral acid
15 Chlorine gas Hydrogen sulphide gas
Using Starch iodide paper
Turns blue black No observation
16 Calcium Nitrate Zinc nitrate
Using NH4OH
A white gelatinous precipitate
soluble in excess Ammonium
No white precipitate
hydroxide
17 Ferrous sulphate Zinc sulpahte
Using Ammonium hydroxide
A gelatinous white precipitate
soluble in excess Ammonium
A dirty green precipitate formed
hydroxide
18 Lead nitrate Zinc nitrate
Using Ammonium hydroxide
A white gelatinous precipitate
soluble in excess Ammonium
A white precipitate insoluble in excess NH4OH
hydroxide
19 Sodium nitrate Sodium chloride
Brown ring test – add FeSO4 sol. to the salt
solution and add conc. Sulphuric acid
A brown ring is formed at where the two liquids
Brown ring is not obtained.
meet.
Name the salts in each of the following cases.
1. A salt burns with golden yellow flame and its solution gives a white precipitate with Barium
chloride solution, which is insoluble in any dilute mineral acid
Cation – Na1+ , anion – SO42- , the given salt is Sodium sulphate
2. A salt gives a green flame in flame test and the salt on heating gives a gas which turns lime
water milky and turns acidified Potassium dichromate solution to clear green
Cation – Cu2+ , anion – SO32- , the given salt is Copper sulphite