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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?

Bunsen burner flame

Hydrochloric acid

Soapy water

Antiseptic wipes

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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?

Orange part of the flame

Yellow part of the flame

Blue part of the flame

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

Lithium ions

Calcium ions 

Potassium ions

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

Yellow 

Green

Orange-red

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

Lithium ions 

Sodium ions

Copper ions

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

Green

Yellow 

Orange-red

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

Yellow 

Orange-red

Green

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

Fe2+

Fe3+

Ca2+

Mg2+

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

Ca2+

Fe3+

Fe2+

Mg2+

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

Brown

Green

Blue

Orange

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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?

Fe2+

Al3+

Cu2+

Ca2+

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