Identify each substances

Chemistry Level 1

Given 5 containers of 5 transparent solutions, which are F e C l X 3 , N a C l , C u C l X 2 , M g C l X 2 , A l C l X 3 \ce{FeCl_3}, \ce{NaCl}, \ce{CuCl_2}, \ce{MgCl_2}, \ce{AlCl_3} .

However, you don't know which container contains which solution, so you have to use another chemical substance to identify each of them.

By using only one chemical substance, which of the following can be used to identify each of the solutions precisely?

Bonus: Are there any other chemical substances which can be used to identify each of the solutions precisely?

N a O H \ce{NaOH} solution A g N O X 3 \ce{AgNO_3} solution S O X 3 \ce{SO_3} gas H X 2 S O X 4 \ce{H_2SO_4} solution H C l \ce{HCl} solution

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1 solution

Tin Le
Oct 26, 2020

Put a little amount of each substance into each testing tube and number each tube (to keep track of what is in each tube)

Then, pour excessive N a O H NaOH solution into each tube and let all reactions happen. Observe all reactions. There will be some precipitates with different colors.


The tube containing a red-brown precipitate must have contained F e C l 3 FeCl_3 previously.

F e C l 3 + 3 N a O H F e ( O H ) 3 + 3 N a C l FeCl_3 + 3NaOH \rightarrow Fe(OH)_3 \downarrow + 3NaCl

Note that F e ( O H ) 3 Fe(OH)_3 is red-brown.


The tube containing a blue precipitate must have contained C u C l 2 CuCl_2 previously.

C u C l 2 + 2 N a O H C u ( O H ) 2 + 2 N a C l CuCl_2 + 2NaOH \rightarrow Cu(OH)_2 \downarrow + 2NaCl

Note that C u ( O H ) 2 Cu(OH)_2 is blue.


The tube containing a white precipitate must have contained M g C l 2 MgCl_2 previously.

M g C l 2 + 2 N a O H M g ( O H ) 2 + 2 N a C l MgCl_2 + 2NaOH \rightarrow Mg(OH)_2 \downarrow + 2NaCl

Note that M g ( O H ) 2 Mg(OH)_2 is white.


The tube containing a white precipitate, which is then dissolved in leftover N a O H NaOH solution must have contained A l C l 3 AlCl_3 previously.

A l C l 3 + 3 N a O H A l ( O H ) 3 + 3 N a C l AlCl_3 + 3NaOH \rightarrow Al(OH)_3 \downarrow + 3NaCl

Note that A l ( O H ) 3 Al(OH)_3 is white. Then, it's dissolved in leftover N a O H NaOH solution: A l ( O H ) 3 + N a O H N a A l O 2 + 2 H 2 O Al(OH)_3 + NaOH \rightarrow NaAlO_2 + 2H_2O


The remaining tube contains N a C l NaCl .

Therefore, we can use N a O H \boxed{NaOH} only to identify all substances.

Bonus: Any strong base solutions from alkaline metals (Na, K, Ca, Ba,...) can also be used.

Hi, bro. How old are you?

Anh Khoa Nguyễn Ngọc - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Currently 14. (học Văn khổ quezz)

Tin Le - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

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:) Where are you?

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@Anh Khoa Nguyễn Ngọc bình định nha :))))

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