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Question
How will you distinguish between Ammonium hydroxide and Sodium hydroxide using copper sulphate solution?
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Solution
Ammonium hydroxide when added to copper sulphate drop-wise forms a pale blue ppt. of copper hydroxide which dissolves in excess of ammonium hydroxide to form a deep blue solution of tetrammine copper sulphate.
CuSO4 + 2NH4OH 
Cu OH2 + NH4 2SO4
pale blue ppt colourless in solution
With excess of NH OH ppt. dissolves
Cu OH2 + NH4 2SO4 + 2NH4OH |Cu NH3 4|SO4 + 4H2O
Tetrammine
Copper II sulphate
Sodium hydroxide when added to copper sulphate drop-wise forms a pale blue ppt. of copper hydroxide which is insoluble in excess of sodium hydroxide solution.
CuSO4 + 2NaOH Cu OH2 + Na2SO4
pale blue ppt colourless
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A chloride which forms a precipitate that is soluble in excess of ammonium hydroxide is:
1) Calcium chloride
2) Ferrous chloride
3) Ferric chloride
4) Copper chloride
Three test tubes contain calcium nitrate solution, zinc nitrate solution and lead nitrate solution.Describe the effect of Adding ammonium hydroxide to each portion in turn till it is in excess.
State what do you observe when:
Ammonium hydroxide is added to iron (III) sulphate solution.
State two relevant observation of the following:
Ammonium hydroxide solution is added to copper (II) nitrate solution in small quantities and then in excess
Write the observation for the following :
NH4OH is added first in a small quantity and then in excess to a solution of copper sulphate.
Identify the cation of the following case:
NaOH solution when added to solution (A) gives a reddish brown precipitate
Identify the cation of the following case:
NaOH solution when added to solution (C) gives white ppt. which insoluble in excess.
Write balanced equation:
Copper sulphate solution with ammonium hydroxide solution.
Identify the cation in the following case:
Ammonium hydroxide solution when added to Solution B gives a white precipitate which does not dissolve in excess of ammonium hydroxide solution.
Write balanced equation :
Copper sulphate solution with ammonium hydroxide solution.
