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PreLab Water B-8 Water Testing

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  1. What is the purpose of this experiment? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  2. What are positive ions called??
  3. What is a precipitate??
  4. What is a Tyndall effect??
  5. What anions are you testing for??
  6. What cations are you testing for??
  7. What can you do to make a faint color more visible?______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  8. How will you detect a really light precipitate??
  9. What chemical will you use to test for the iron ion??
  10. What chemical will you use to test for the chlorine ion??
  11. What chemical will you use to test for the calcium ion??
  12. What chemical will you use to test for the sulfate ion??
  13. What is a reference solution??
  14. What is the purpose of a control??

 


Questioins? Comments??
Ted Richardson, Toledo Technology Academy