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Which of the following is a cation?

H2O

OH-

Ca2+

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In preparation for the flame test, which two of the following are used to clean the platinum wire loop?

Soapy water

Bunsen burner flame

Antiseptic wipes

Hydrochloric acid

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When performing the flame test, in which part of the flame should you place the wire loop with the metal sample?

Blue part of the flame

Orange part of the flame

Yellow part of the flame

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In the flame test for cations, which metal burns with a lilac flame?

Calcium ions 

Potassium ions

Lithium ions

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In the flame test for cations, what colour flame do calcium ions give?

Green

Yellow 

Orange-red

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In the flame test for cations, which metal burns with a crimson flame?

Lithium ions 

Copper ions

Sodium ions

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In the flame test for cations, what colour flame do sodium ions give?

Orange-red

Yellow 

Green

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In the flame test for cations, what colour flame do copper ions give?

Green

Orange-red

Yellow 

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In the sodium hydroxide test for cations, which ion gives a brown precipitate?

Fe3+

Ca2+

Fe2+

Mg2+

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In the sodium hydroxide test for cations, which two ions give a white precipitate?

Mg2+

Fe3+

Ca2+

Fe2+

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In the sodium hydroxide test for cations, which colour precipitate do Cu2+ ions give?

Green

Blue

Orange

Brown

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In the sodium hydroxide test for cations, which ion gives a white precipitate at first, but then redissolves to give a colourless solution when excess sodium hydroxide is added?

Ca2+

Al3+

Cu2+

Fe2+

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