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Which of the following is a cation?

OH-

Ca2+

H2O

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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

Soapy water

Hydrochloric acid

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

Blue 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?

Potassium ions

Lithium ions

Calcium ions 

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

Green

Orange-red

Yellow 

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

Copper ions

Lithium 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

Yellow 

Orange-red

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

Fe2+

Ca2+

Fe3+

Mg2+

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

Fe2+

Fe3+

Mg2+

Ca2+

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

Green

Brown

Orange

Blue

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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?

Al3+

Ca2+

Cu2+

Fe2+

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