Exp # 12: The Alkaline Earths and the Halogens

Observations:

I: Relative Solubility of Salts of the Alkaline Earths

Use the following observations and complete the table I and answer questions.

• Adding 1 M H2SO4 to Barium Nitrate produced a white precipitate.

• Adding 1 M H2SO4 to Calcium Nitrate did not produced precipitate
• Adding 1 M H2SO4 to Magnesium Nitrate did not produced any precipitate
• Adding 1 M H2SO4 to Strontium nitrate produced a white precipitate.

• Adding 1 M Na2CO3 to Barium Nitrate produced a white precipitate

• Adding 1 M Na2CO3 to Calcium Nitrate produced a white precipitate
• Adding 1 M Na2CO3 to Magnesium Nitrate produced a white precipitate
• Adding 1 M Na2CO3 to Strontium Nitrate produced a white precipitate

• Adding 0.25 M (NH4)2C2O4 to Barium Nitrate produced a white precipitate

• Adding 0.25 M (NH4)2C2O4 to Calcium Nitrate produced a white precipitate
• Adding 0.25 M (NH4)2C2O4 to Magnesium Nitrate did not produced any precipitate
• Adding 0.25 M (NH4)2C2O4 Strontium Nitrate produced a white precipitate

• Adding 0.1 M KIO3 to Barium Nitrate produced a white precipitate

• Adding 0.1 M KIO3 to Calcium Nitrate did not produced any precipitate
• Adding 0.1 M KIO3 to Magnesium Nitrate did not produced any precipitate
• Adding 0.1 M KIO3 to Strontium Nitrate did not produced any precipitate

II: Relative Oxidizing Powers of the Halogens

a) Color of the halogen in solution: upon mixing Br2,Cl2 and I2 water with hexane the
following colors were observed:

Br2 Cl2 I2
Hexane Orange yellow purple
 Water Light orange yellow brown

b) Use the following observations and determine if a reaction has occurred or not.

Br- Cl- I-
(ion from halide) (ion from halide) (ion from halide)
Br2 N/A Yellow Orange
(in Hexane) Yellow Purple
Cl- I-
Cl2 Yellow N/A Yellow
(in Hexane) Orange Purple
Br- I-
I2 Purple Purple N/A
(in Hexane) Purple Purple
I- I-

III : Identification of an Alkaline Earth Halide:

Use the following observation to determine the identity of the alkaline earth halide.

1. Adding 1 M H2SO4, 1 M Na2CO3, (NH4)2C2O4 and 0.1 M KIO3 to the unknown

produced a white precipitate.
2. Unknown and Cl2 water in Hexane – no color change
3. Unknown and Br2 water in Hexane – no color change
4. Unknown and I2 water in Hexane – no color change

Identity of unknown:
Cation present:
Anion present: