Lesson objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Identify ionic compounds
• Understand the chemistry behind qualitative tests for metal ions in solution using alkali solutions (sodium hydroxide and ammonia solutions).
• Write net ionic chemical equations
• Identify an unknown metal ion in solution.

The following practical and experimental skills will be developed:

• Carrying out qualitative observation
• Recording qualitative data
• Interpreting results.

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