Q5E
Question
Sodium chloride and strontium chloride are both white solids. How could you distinguish one from the other?
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By placing a small amount of water solution of the salt into a flame.
1Step 1: Flame test
In chemistry, the flame test refers to an analyticalmethod by which specific elements can be detected because ofcertain flame colors visible to us.It easily detects whether a group 1 metal is present in a compound or not.
2Step 2: Determine the difference between sodium chloride and strontium chloride
- The difference could be noticed if a small amount of salt or a solution of salt inwater would be ignited or placed into a flame.
- In both the cases, the flame would change the color, that is, yellow for sodium salt and red for strontium salt.
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