Qualitative Analysis of Anions Overview Getting Started Techniques Procedure FAQ Full Lab Manual Introduction & Goals Chemistry & Background Key Questions Prelab Problems Safety Procedure In Your Write-up Experiments Index ChemLab Home		Applets Qualitative Analysis of Anions Applet With this applet you can use laboratory reagents to test known and unknown samples on the web-based lab bench. Practicing with the applet will help you prepare for this week's lab. Periodic Table Applet You can use the periodic table applet to look up information about an element, to learn about periodic trends, or as a molar mass calculator. It may be helpful in writing and balancing chemical equations this week. Goals This lab introduces qualitative analysis, the area of chemistry concerned with the identification of substances by their chemical reactions. You will observe the reactions of some simple salts, analyze common household chemicals, and identify an unknown sample by testing its reactivity. This experiment also provides a review of balancing chemical equations and reaction stoichiometry. Key Questions 1. What is the logical scheme for identifying each anion? Can you draw a flowchart for the identification of each? 2. Would it be possible to identify each of the four anions if they were mixed together? How? Or why not? 3. What is the general class of each test reaction? Precipitation? Acid-Base? Oxidation-Reduction?
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