Salt Analysis
Q1. Which compound is responsible for the green flame in the Borate ion test?
Q2.
What chemical changes occur when Mohr’s salt is strongly heated?
When borax is heated with ethanol and conc.ย H2SO4, vapours of triethyl borate are produced that burn with a green edged flame.
This green-edged flame test for testingย BO3โ3ย radical is written as follows:
Na2B4O7+H2SO4+5H2OโNa2SO4+4H3BO3
H3BO3+C2H5OHโ(C2H5)3BO3+3H2O
Triethyl Borate
What chemical changes occur when Mohr’s salt is strongly heated?
Explanation: Upon strong heating, Mohr’s Salt decomposes into ferric oxide (FeโOโ) (RED), ammonia gas (NHโ), sulfur dioxide (SOโ), and water vapor (HโO). This decomposition is a chemical change.
\(2 \mathrm{FeSO}_4(s) \xrightarrow[\text { Decomposition }]{\text { Heat }} \mathrm{Fe}_2 \mathrm{O}_3(s)+\mathrm{SO}_2(g)+\mathrm{SO}_3(g)\)
