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Chemistry · Topic 34

Qualitative analysis: precipitates, colours and tests

Sub-topic 1 2026 · National One-Eighth Free

Complex ions: oxidation states and coordination number of central metals

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Sub-topic 2 2025 · National Preliminary Premium

Complex ions: oxidation states and coordination number of central metals

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Sub-topic 3 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Colours of common transition metal ions in aqueous solution

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Sub-topic 4 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Physical state and color of the halogens (cl2, br2, i2) at room temperature

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Sub-topic 5 2012 · National Preliminary Premium

Color of the precipitate from potassium hexacyanoferrate(ii) and iron(iii)

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Sub-topic 6 2014 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Boiling calcium hydrogencarbonate solution precipitates calcium carbonate (true/false)

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Sub-topic 7 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

The iron(iii) hydroxide precipitate is insoluble in excess ammonia (true/false)

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Sub-topic 8 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

Calcium sulfide is soluble, giving no precipitate with h2s (true/false)

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Sub-topic 9 2016 · National Preliminary Premium

Moles of h2s gas from hydrolysis of aluminium sulfide

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Sub-topic 10 2016 · National Preliminary Premium

A reddish-brown vapor with conc. h2so4 suggests a nitrate is present, not any generic solid (true/false)

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Sub-topic 11 2016 · National Preliminary Premium

A cream precipitate with agno3 indicates a bromide halide (true/false)

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Sub-topic 12 2016 · National Preliminary Premium

Only iodide, not chloride or bromide, gives a yellow precipitate with pb2+ (true/false)

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Sub-topic 13 2017 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Dilute ammonia does not precipitate calcium hydroxide from calcium ion solution (true/false)

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Sub-topic 14 2017 · National Quarterfinal Premium

H2s precipitates zinc sulfide but not a stable aluminium sulfide in aqueous solution (true/false)

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Sub-topic 15 2021 · National Quarterfinal Premium

True or false: ca2+ solutions give no precipitate with dilute naoh or h2s

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