Li+
Flame Test
Red
Na+
Flame Test
Yellow
K+
Flame Test
Lilac
Ca2+
Flame Test Orange
Cu2+
Flame Test
Blue Green
NaOH Blue ppt
NH4
Add NaOH, with damp Red litmus
Turns Blue
Fe2+
NaOH Green ppt
Fe3+
NaOH Orange ppt
Cl-
Dil NHO3 and AgNO3
White ppt
Br -
Dil NHO3 and AgNO3
Cream ppt
I-
HNO3 and AgNO3
Yellow ppt
SO4
HCl and BaCl2
White ppt
CO3
HCl test gas evolved with limewater
Limewater turns milky
CO2 given off
Ammonia NH3
Damp Red litmus paper
Turns Blue
Carbon dioxide CO2
Bubble trough limewater
Goes milky
Chlorine Cl2
Damp litmus paper
Bleached
Hydrogen H 2
Lighted splint
Burns with a pop
Oxygen O2
Glowing splint
Relights
Water
Anhydrous Cooper 2 sulphate turns Blue
Cobalt 2 chloride paper turns Pink