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Which of the following is a cation?

Ca2+

OH-

H2O

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

Hydrochloric acid

Antiseptic wipes

Soapy water

Bunsen burner flame

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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?

Yellow part of the flame

Blue part of the flame

Orange part of the flame

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

Potassium ions

Lithium ions

Calcium 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?

Sodium ions

Copper ions

Lithium 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?

Orange-red

Yellow 

Green

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

Fe2+

Mg2+

Fe3+

Ca2+

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

Ca2+

Mg2+

Fe2+

Fe3+

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

Blue

Brown

Orange

Green

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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+

Fe2+

Al3+

Cu2+

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